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Hypersensitivity: Summary Type I Hypersensitivity: • Immunological Mediator: lgE • Immunological Target: Allergen Molecules • Ex: Antibiotic
Immunological Target: Allergen ... Ex: Antibiotic allergies ... Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ... #Types #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Definitions
Open Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications Gustilo-Anderson Classification: • Type I - Wound <
Open Fractures: ... and Complications ... Gustilo-Anderson Classification ... #Open #Fractures ... #Diagnosis #Complications
Classification of Pelvic Ring Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications • Anterior Posterior Compression (APC) -
Classification of ... and Complications ... #Classification ... Orthopedics #MSK #diagnosis ... #complications
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Femoral Head Fracture ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... • Non-union of fracture ... #FemoralHead #Fractures ... #msk #diagnosis
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
Prader-Willi Syndrome ... =>Prader-Willi Syndrome ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... Incr Skeletal fractures ... #PraderWilli #Syndrome
Hypersensitivity: Definitions • Type I - Production of lgE Abs that bind to harmless allergens and
leading to an allergic ... leading to an allergic ... An allergic reaction ... #Types #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Definitions
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
- Budd Chiari Syndrome ... Gastrointestinal #Complications ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms Anaphylaxis: when any egg of three conditions is met: 1. Acute onset of skin/mucosal
exposure to a likely allergen ... exposure to known allergen ... Signs / Symptoms / Complications ... pathophysiology #immunology #diagnosis
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical findings • Pain in lumbar area and gluteal region: (Dull, insidious
column) • Late complication ... bamboo spine) -> Fracture ... pathophysiology #diagnosis
Cauda Equina Syndrome Causes: • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central) • Severe lumbar spondylosis • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Signs / Symptoms / Complications ... #CaudaEquina #Syndrome ... pathophysiology #diagnosis
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