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Gonorrhea: Pathophysiology

 - Neonatal Transmission -> Direct contact of patient mucosa with mother's infected mucosa while
Gonorrhea: Pathophysiology ... Transmission -> Direct contact ... Transmission -> Direct contact ... mucosa via indirect contact ... #Gonorrhea #Pathophysiology
Many studies have reported that although some patients develop contrast nephropathy, the average creatinine among all
patients develop contrast ... outliers as having “contrast ... nephropathy:” #Pathophysiology
Cataract: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Increased Age (most common) -> Ultraviolet light, radiation, toxins ->Denaturation and abnormal
• Decreased contrast ... Iris-trabecular meshwork contact ... #cataracts #pathophysiology
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) is one of several disorders of the electrical system of the heart that
ventricles to contract ... #Pathophysiology
Osteoarthritis (OA): Clinical findings
 • Stimulation of joint nociceptors in subchondral bone -> Pain with loading
cartilage means direct contact ... Osteoarthritis #OA #pathophysiology
Priapism: Pathogenesis

 - Post-cavernosal venous occlusion -> Post-cavernosal venous drainage is mechanically obstructed e.g. sickle cell
muscle do not contract ... #Priapism #Pathophysiology
Type IV Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: Unique because it is entirely T-Cell mediated; exposure to
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome • Contact ... Allergy #Immunology #pathophysiology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
malignancy Pathophysiology ... Pituitary MRI+contrast ... Endocrinology #Treatment #Pathophysiology
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
- Contact dermatitis ... Classification #Pathophysiology
Keratoconus: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Genetics
 • Family history of keratoconus
 • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
 • Down, Turner,
Biomechanical Factors • Contact ... #Keratoconus #pathophysiology