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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... Upper Extremity Dysfunction ... weakness and #Acute ... #Syndromes #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #signs
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
chromosome 21) Signs ... Executive planning dysfunction ... aggression #AlzheimersDisease ... pathophysiology #geriatrics #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Acute Rheumatic Fever: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Delayed autoimmune reaction
-> Molecular mimicry
-> GAS antigen cross-reacts with host
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Acute Rheumatic ... cells -> Tissue injury ... , Carditis #Acute ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Hormonal alterations (result of aging process)
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Inflammation: Incr tissue injury ... Hydronephrosis, Acute ... chronic renal injury ... Pathophysiology #Urology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Takayasu’s Arteritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 - Fatigue, weight loss, low grade fever, arthralgias
 - Incr
aneurysms - Visual Dysfunction ... , Incr risk of Acute ... Arteritis #Vasculitis #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms