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Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Alzheimer's (99% of cases ... Motor dysfunction: myoclonic ... incontinence, apraxia ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia ... #pathophysiology
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
Polio Virus -> Fecal-oral ... cause quadriplegia ... disseminates in blood ... fetal blood vessel ... peds #pediatrics #pathophysiology
Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve 

Left Shift - decreased unloading of O2 at tissue level (i.e.  increased
• stored red blood ... variant • fetal ... Dissociation #Curve #Pathophysiology ... #Differential #Causes
Common MRI Sequences - Basic MRI Brain Interpretation

 • T1 Sequence - T1 is for anatomy.
helps us to see masses ... spine bc of the blood ... don’t have a blood ... give contrast, masses ... MRI #Sequences #Radiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... Physiologic Causes ... Pathologic Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #causes #cardiology
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) is one of several disorders of the electrical system of the heart that
WPW is caused by ... pathway between the atria ... #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
impairment • HIV dementia ... Pathophysiology ... integrity of the blood-brain ... penetrance through the blood-brain ... motor slowing and ataxia
Fetal and Post Transition Circulation

In the fetal circulatory system, oxygenated blood is delivered via the umbilical
Fetal and Post Transition ... system, oxygenated blood ... passes through ... #Pathophysiology ... #Cardiology #Anatomy
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Manifestations Causes ... increase venous blood ... Ophthalmoplegia - Ataxia ... vascular contraction, blood ... beriberi #nutrition #pathophysiology
The cardiac cycle describes each heart beat, incorporating relaxation and contraction. Phase one describes diastole and
through through of blood ... when the atria ... the aortic valve closes ... #Pathophys #Cardiology