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Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
Prader-Willi Syndrome ... Syndrome Signs ... /Symptoms/Complications ... sleep apnea, cor pulmonale ... Syndrome #genetics #pathophysiology
Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms
Anaphylaxis: when any egg of three conditions is met:
1. Acute onset of skin/mucosal
Signs / Symptoms ... / Complications ... seizures) - Cardiac ... #immunology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Acute Rheumatic Fever: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Delayed autoimmune reaction
-> Molecular mimicry
-> GAS antigen cross-reacts with host
->
to myosin and cardiac ... RheumaticFever #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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and Symptoms: ... • Cardiac: myocardial ... #rheumatology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... #testing #workup
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
- CHF - Pulmonary ... Edema - Cardiac ... Refeeding #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #symptoms #signs
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
with no early symptoms ... Physical Exam/Signs ... phenomenon CLL Diagnosis ... Transform to DLBCL, PML ... #workup #oncology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... failure PBC Signs ... and Symptoms: ... of pregnancy, Cardiac ... #workup #hepatology
Psoriatic Arthritis: Complications

 • Ocular - Inflammation of middle layer of the eye (the uvea, which
Psoriatic Arthritis: Complications ... posterior • Cardiac ... PsoriaticArthritis #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #Complications
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... neuropathy or cardiac ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... #Management #Signs
Rheumatoid Arthritis - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ocular: Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, Episcleritis, Scleritis, Scleromalacia perforans
 • Pulmonary:
and Symptoms • ... Scleromalacia perforans • Pulmonary ... Airways disease, Complications ... Atherosclerosis • Cardiac ... #Symptoms #diagnosis