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Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms
Anaphylaxis: when any egg of three conditions is met:
1. Acute onset of skin/mucosal
Anaphylaxis: Signs ... and Symptoms Anaphylaxis ... Acute onset of skin ... symptoms in the acute ... #pathophysiology
Borderline Personality Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Behavioral Traits:
 • Unstable Relationships - Alternating extremes of idealization
BPD Mnemonic: AM SUICIDE ... instability - Suicide ... Diagnosis #Psychiatry #Criteria ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Mnemonic #AMSUICIDE
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Symptoms (included in DSM 5 criteria) - Present during
included in DSM 5 criteria ... thoughts of death or suicide ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #Signs #Symptoms
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations
 - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
Vasculitis -> Acute ... Complications #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Anaphylaxis: Treatments (Acute)
Additional Info:
 • IV steroids may be considered for prevention of late phase reactions.
Anaphylaxis: Treatments ... (Acute) Additional ... Ventolin inhaler #Anaphylaxis ... Treatments #Management #pathophysiology
Acute Rheumatic Fever: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Delayed autoimmune reaction
-> Molecular mimicry
-> GAS antigen cross-reacts with host
->
Acute Rheumatic ... , Carditis #Acute ... RheumaticFever #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs
Achilles Tendon Rupture - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • The Achilles tendon is 15cm long in
warriors") • Acute ... pre-determined etiology Signs ... TendonRupture #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #pathophysiology
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: Pathogenesis, clinical, and radiographic findings

Trauma, Fall on, outstretched arm, Overhead throwing => Abduction
to glenoid -> Acute ... Dislocation #Diagnosis #signs ... #orthopedics #pathophysiology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... weakness and #Acute ... Syndromes #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Type I Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: Production of lgE Antibodies that bind to harmless allergens
Complications: • Acute ... conjunctivitis • Anaphylaxis ... Allergy #Immunology #pathophysiology