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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... spinal artery injury ... weakness and #Acute ... Syndromes #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #orthopedics #neurology
Acute Rheumatic Fever: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Delayed autoimmune reaction
-> Molecular mimicry
-> GAS antigen cross-reacts with host
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Acute Rheumatic ... cells -> Tissue injury ... Pancarditis and valvular injury ... , Carditis #Acute ... RheumaticFever #pathophysiology
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Hormonal alterations (result of aging process)
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Benign Prostatic ... Hydronephrosis, Acute ... chronic renal injury ... Hyperplasia #Prostate #Pathophysiology ... #Urology #Signs
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Medications
Aging
 -> Increased Testosterone -> Testosterone metabolized into DHT by type
Benign Prostatic ... inflammation #BPH #Benign ... Hyperplasia #Prostate #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology #Urology
Acute Otitis Externa (Swimmer’s Ear): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Pathogens = Pseudomonas aeruginosa (most common opportunistic), Staphylococcus,
Acute Otitis Externa ... hair pins) -> Injury ... #SwimmersEar #pathophysiology
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
clinical findings Acute ... #Mastoiditis #pathophysiology ... symptoms #diagnosis #otology
Opioid Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
Note: Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable, but is rarely life-threatening
life-threatening (exceptions being ... symptoms are more acute ... The less acute behavioral ... Withdrawal #Opiate #Pathophysiology
Isolated Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Feeling a "pop"
 • Acute
Ligament (ACL) Injury ... Feeling a "pop" • Acute ... AnteriorCruciateLigament #ACL #Injury ... #MSK #Sports #pathophysiology