The Calgary Guide to Understanding Disease @TheCalgaryGuide
550.9K 395 156
Account created for The Calgary Guide to Understanding Disease - Linking pathophysiology to clinical presentation - http://calgaryguide.ucalgary.ca/
Contributor Ranks
Latest Searches
8 results
pathophysiology diagnosis signs symptoms ophthalmology allergy ankylosingspondylitis c5c9deficiency cascade childhood complement complications hypersensitivityreaction immunization inflammatory manifestations orbital pediatrics peds periorbital
Inflammatory Cascade: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Continued Innate Immunity • Phagocytosis: (main mechanism) neutrophils and macrophages engulf
destruction), promote inflammation ... Inflammatory #Cascade #Inflammation ... pathophysiology #immunology
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Definitions: a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
Orbital Cellulitis ... Panopthalmitis: inflammation ... Endopthalmitis: inflammation ... ) -> Localized inflammation ... Blindness #Orbital #Cellulitis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations Skin: • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
manifestations Skin: • Inflammation ... Eyes: • Globe inflammation ... audible Lungs: • Inflammation ... on CXR • RA inflammation ... symptoms #diagnosis #ExtraArticular
Periorbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Definitions: a. Dacryoadenitis: infection of the lacrimal glands b. Conjunctivitis: inflammation of the
Periorbital Cellulitis ... Conjunctivitis: inflammation ... localized infection or inflammation ... considered periorbital cellulitis ... #Periorbital #Cellulitis
Type IV Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings Definition: Unique because it is entirely T-Cell mediated; exposure to
cells or CTLs -> Inflammation ... HypersensitivityReaction #Allergy #Immunology
C5-C9 Deficiency - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Note: • Risk of invasive meningococcal disease is 1000-10000x higher
• Inflammation ... pathophysiology #immunology
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation ... encephalitis and cellulitis ... Metabolites -> Inflammation
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Extra-articular Manifestations • Ocular - Inflammation of the iris, the anterior part of the
Manifestations • Ocular - Inflammation ... • Cardiac - Inflammation ... - Ligamentous inflammation ... Respiratory (rare) - Inflammation ... AnkylosingSpondylitis #Extraarticular
empty