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Inflammatory Cascade: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Continued Innate Immunity • Phagocytosis: (main mechanism) neutrophils and macrophages engulf
Inflammatory Cascade ... destruction), promote inflammation ... cell activity #Inflammatory ... #Cascade #Inflammation ... pathophysiology #immunology
Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms Anaphylaxis: when any egg of three conditions is met: 1. Acute onset of skin/mucosal
Anaphylaxis: Signs ... Signs / Symptoms ... pathophysiology #immunology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Mixed Urinary Incontinence: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Urgency Urinary Incontinence (UUI) -> Urinary leakage preceded by a
Mixed Urinary Incontinence ... Urgency Urinary Incontinence ... (neurogenic), inflammation ... Pathophysiology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Urology
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 ... geriatrics #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous Manifestations • Langerhan cells and keratinocytes release cytokines -> localized inflammatory response ->
cytokines -> localized inflammatory ... scaling that extend inflammation ... -> Incr local inflammation ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications
Cauda Equina Syndrome Causes: • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central) • Severe lumbar spondylosis • Neoplasm
lumbar spine Signs ... / Symptoms / Complications ... retention -> Overflow Incontinence ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #symptoms ... #signs
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Pathogenesis and investigations Risk Factors: - Unclear environmental triggers (may be viral, not
mutation) that alter inflammatory ... yrs old; F>M Signs ... /Symptoms: - Fever ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms #Vasculitis
Lower Urinary Tract Infection: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings - Predisposing Factors: Immunocompromised state, diabetes, elderly, female
epithelium and causing symptoms ... Signs/Symptoms ... quickly or impending incontinence ... Pathophysiology #Signs ... #Symptoms
Retinoblastoma: Pathogenesis and clinical findings • Sporadic mutation -> One allele of RB1 tumor suppressor gene
Retinoblastoma Signs ... / Symptoms / Complications ... reflex) • Orbital inflammation ... ophthalmology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Hormonal alterations (result of aging process) ->
FGF-related proteins) Inflammation ... granulocytes) -> Prostate Inflammation ... activation of inflammatory ... Urgency, nocturia, incontinence ... Pathophysiology #Urology #Signs
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