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Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases): - Increasing
chromosome 21) Signs ... / Symptoms / Complications ... Executive planning dysfunction ... geriatrics #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Graves’ Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings B & T lymphocyte mediated autoimmunity attack TSH receptor -> Continuous
the etiology Signs ... /Symptoms: - Pretibial ... pathophysiology #endocin #endocrinology ... #symptoms #signs
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings Psychological Hypothesis • Cognitive behavioral model: Emotional disturbance arising from
disturbance arising from dysfunctional ... Structural model: Dysfunction ... Diagnosis #Psychiatry #Signs ... #Symptoms
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Vertigo, Sexual Dysfunction ... Psychiatry #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Cauda Equina Syndrome Causes: • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central) • Severe lumbar spondylosis • Neoplasm
lumbar spine Signs ... / Symptoms / Complications ... bladder/bowel dysfunction ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #symptoms ... #signs
Primary Hyperthyroidism - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Note: Although rare, gestational diseases can lead to thyrotoxicosis due
Signs/Symptoms: ... Hyperthyroidism #endocrinology
Feedback Loop: Growth Hormone (GH) Growth Hormone: • Liver -> GHR activates JAK-STAT pathway -> Incr IGF1
activates lipolysis Signs ... /Symptoms: • GH ... #FeedbackLoop #endocrinology
Pituitary Mass Effects - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings • Pituitary turnors are almost always a benign
Signs / Symptoms ... • Hypothalamic dysfunction ... #SideEffects #endocrinology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Upper Extremity Dysfunction ... deficiencies -> Sphincter dysfunction ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #msk
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
Overproduction #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #endocrinology
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