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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations • Immune Complex Deposition - Arthralgia, Arthritis
Myopathy (Also caused ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Cauda Equina Syndrome Causes: • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central) • Severe lumbar spondylosis • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... lumbar spine Signs ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #symptoms #signs
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive • Acute and chronic vasospasm
hyalinization causes ... BRB breakdown causes ... disc arterioles causes ... ophthalmology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Medical Comorbidities Malignancies (most commonly hairy-cell leukemia) Immunogenetic Predisposition: patient is
Viral replication causes ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
• Other rare causes ... Overproduction #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome (CECS) • Diagnosis Of CECS requires patient to undergo the same exertional
Syndrome (CECS) • Diagnosis ... activity that causes ... • Diagnostic ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Schizophrenia: Pathogenesis and Symptoms Increased dopaminergic transmission in mesolimbic projection -> Dopaminergic neurons here project into the limbic
is thought to cause ... is thought to cause ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #symptoms #signs
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings Skeletal Pathology of the Hip • Arthritis • Congenital hip dysplasia
pathophysiology #causes ... #symptoms #signs ... #diagnosis #msk
Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous Manifestations • Langerhan cells and keratinocytes release cytokines -> localized inflammatory response ->
hair follicles -> causes ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations Skin: • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
inflammation tends to cause ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
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