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Fecal Incontinence - Pathogenesis and Complications Continence mechanisms are impaired • Local neuronal damage • External and
Fecal Incontinence ... Pathogenesis and Complications ... Disorders • Inflammation ... #Fecal #stool #Incontinence ... #geriatrics #pathophysiology
Inflammatory Cascade: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Continued Innate Immunity • Phagocytosis: (main mechanism) neutrophils and macrophages engulf
Inflammatory Cascade ... destruction), promote inflammation ... #Cascade #Inflammation ... #pathophysiology ... #immunology
Mixed Urinary Incontinence: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Urgency Urinary Incontinence (UUI) -> Urinary leakage preceded by a
Mixed Urinary Incontinence ... (neurogenic), inflammation ... Incr PVR if a complication ... #Mixed #Pathophysiology ... #Signs #Symptoms
Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms Anaphylaxis: when any egg of three conditions is met: 1. Acute onset of skin/mucosal
Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms ... Signs / Symptoms ... / Complications ... #Anaphylaxis #pathophysiology ... #immunology #diagnosis
Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous Manifestations • Langerhan cells and keratinocytes release cytokines -> localized inflammatory response ->
cytokines -> localized inflammatory ... -> Incr local inflammation ... Manifestations #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms ... #complications
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases): - Increasing
chromosome 21) Signs / Symptoms ... / Complications ... primitive reflexes, incontinence ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Lower Urinary Tract Infections: Complications - Infection damages the urinary tract epithelium causing fibroblast proliferation and
Tract Infections: Complications ... Bacterial toxins and inflammation ... in a systemic inflammatory ... UrinaryTractInfection #LUTI #Pathophysiology ... #Complications
Acute Otitis Media: Complications Infection and inflammation of the middle ear - Prolonged obstruction of e. tube
Infection and inflammation ... severe Signs/Symptoms ... /Complications ... #pathophysiology ... #symptoms #signs
Acute Rheumatic Fever: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Delayed autoimmune reaction -> Molecular mimicry -> GAS antigen cross-reacts with host ->
Tissue injury and inflammation ... RheumaticFever #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms ... #complications
Cauda Equina Syndrome Causes: • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central) • Severe lumbar spondylosis • Neoplasm
spine Signs / Symptoms ... / Complications ... retention -> Overflow Incontinence ... Syndrome #MSK #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms
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