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pathophysiology diagnosis signs peds 21hydroxylasedeficiency 21ohd agammaglobulinemia alzheimersdisease caudaequina cecs childhood chronicexertional compartmentsyndrome dementia endocrinology geriatrics henochscholeinpurpura hsp iga immunology
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
Childhood Immunization ... Tetanus Toxin -> Spores ... hemorrhagic rash; symptoms ... lymph -> Koplik's spots ... #peds #pediatrics
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
Prader-Willi Syndrome ... Signs/Symptoms ... fractures • Short ... #genetics #pathophysiology ... #peds #pediatrics
Cauda Equina Syndrome Causes: • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central) • Severe lumbar spondylosis • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Causes: • Large ... spine Signs / Symptoms ... #MSK #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases): - Increasing
Alzheimer's (99% of cases ... mutations - Down syndrome ... chromosome 21) Signs / Symptoms ... pathophysiology #geriatrics ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings The epidemiology of this disease is 1/340,000 births and roughly double
Genetic Predisposition ... to produce all classes ... immunity Signs/Symptoms ... in response to immunizations
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
enzyme 21-OHase causes ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... pathophysiology #genetics ... endocrinology #peds #pediatrics
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings - Infectious Agents - 50% have
predisposition - Various genetic ... periumbilical region), nausea ... nephrotic/nephritic syndrome ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome (CECS) • Diagnosis Of CECS requires patient to undergo the same exertional
Exertional Compartment Syndrome ... activity that causes ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms ... #msk
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