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Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and risk factors

 • Age > 30 (post-peak bone mass)
 • Post-menopausal women ->
Pathogenesis and risk factors ... liver or kidney disease ... • Lifestyle Factors ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
Risk Factors and ... Signs of Copper ... Deficiency Risk Factors ... , Malnutrition Signs ... Copper #Deficiency #diagnosis
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Alzheimer’s Disease ... Findings Risk factor ... E4 allele Risk factors ... chromosome 21) Signs ... pathophysiology #geriatrics #diagnosis
Problem Representation - Approach to the Infectious Disease Patient

Who: Patient age and host/risk factors (such as
the Infectious Disease ... and host/risk factors ... illness What: Key signs ... #History #HPI #Diagnosis
Erythematous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH

Characterized by diffuse redness of the skin due to
capillary congestion, erythematous
the Nikolsky sign ... If these factors ... the Nikolsky sign ... includes Kawasaki disease ... fever or Nikolsky sign
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Insufficiency Addison's Disease ... develops • Risk factors ... Serum DHEAS Diagnosis ... endocrinology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
artery aneurysms Diagnosis ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... tumor necrosis factor ... Behcet #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #signs
Colon Ischemia - Diagnosis Algorithm
Mild disease - Typical symptoms of Cl with none of the associated
Colon Ischemia - Diagnosis ... Algorithm Mild disease ... three of the risk factors ... following: peritoneal signs ... Colon #Ischemia #Diagnosis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
a destructive factor ... Presentation: - Disease ... of UMN and LMN signs ... course of the disease ... EMG: LMN Signs in
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Rickettsial diseases ... Tumor necrosis factor ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... #Differential #Diagnosis