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Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
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to effects of EtOH ... • Withdrawal symptoms ... , tachycardia, nausea ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Myopathy (Also caused ... #Systemic #Lupus ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous Manifestations

 • Langerhan cells and keratinocytes release cytokines -> localized inflammatory response ->
Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous ... Subacute cutaneous lupus ... hair follicles -> causes ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Fracture Healing (and disruptors of this process)
Inflammatory Stage (0-7d)
 • Fracture disrupts local blood vessels ->
) • Fracture disrupts ... Fluoroquinolones - Causes ... Healing #Stages #Orthopedics ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #disruptors
Alcohol Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
The onset of alcohol withdrawal generally begins 6-24 hours after the
Symptoms typically ... >2 days after EtOH ... dreams, anorexia, nausea ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #EtOH
Avascular Necrosis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Physical Trauma (esp. to the scaphoid bone with damage
) • Multiple causes ... therapy - Lupus ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms