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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Medications Aging -> Increased Testosterone -> Testosterone metabolized into DHT by type
Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis ... cell nuclei -> Hyperplasia ... smooth-muscle hyperplasia ... inflammation ... #Hyperplasia #Prostate
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Hormonal alterations (result of aging process) ->
Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis ... FGF-related proteins) Inflammation ... Inflammation: Incr ... #Hyperplasia #Prostate ... Pathophysiology #Urology #Signs
Lower Urinary Tract Infections: Complications - Infection damages the urinary tract epithelium causing fibroblast proliferation and
Tract Infections: Complications ... Bacterial toxins and inflammation ... urethra travel to prostate ... via prostatic ducts ... Pathophysiology #Complications
Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms Anaphylaxis: when any egg of three conditions is met: 1. Acute onset of skin/mucosal
Anaphylaxis: Signs ... phase symptoms Signs ... / Symptoms / Complications ... pathophysiology #immunology ... #diagnosis #signs
Acute Otitis Media: Complications Infection and inflammation of the middle ear - Prolonged obstruction of e. tube
Otitis Media: Complications ... Infection and inflammation ... becomes more severe Signs ... /Symptoms/Complications ... pathophysiology #symptoms #signs
Retinoblastoma: Pathogenesis and clinical findings • Sporadic mutation -> One allele of RB1 tumor suppressor gene
Retinoblastoma Signs ... / Symptoms / Complications ... reflex) • Orbital inflammation ... ophthalmology #diagnosis #signs
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
Prader-Willi Syndrome Signs ... /Symptoms/Complications ... : • Gonadal hypoplasia
Acute Rheumatic Fever: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Delayed autoimmune reaction -> Molecular mimicry -> GAS antigen cross-reacts with host ->
Tissue injury and inflammation ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications
Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous Manifestations • Langerhan cells and keratinocytes release cytokines -> localized inflammatory response ->
scaling that extend inflammation ... -> Incr local inflammation ... follicles due to inflammation ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
congenital adrenal hyperplasia ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications
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