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diagnosis signs symptoms msk anaphylaxis acl allergy anteriorcruciateligament benign bph complications humoral hyperplasia hypersensitivityreaction immunity lfcn management mastoiditis meralgiaparesthetica neurology
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
Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms Anaphylaxis: when any egg of three conditions is met: 1. Acute onset of skin/mucosal
Acute onset of skin ... symptoms in the acute ... #Anaphylaxis #pathophysiology ... #immunology #diagnosis
Acute Rheumatic Fever: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Delayed autoimmune reaction -> Molecular mimicry -> GAS antigen cross-reacts with host ->
Acute Rheumatic ... cells -> Tissue injury ... Pancarditis and valvular injury ... , Carditis #Acute ... RheumaticFever #pathophysiology
Anaphylaxis: Treatments (Acute) Additional Info: • IV steroids may be considered for prevention of late phase reactions.
Anaphylaxis: Treatments (Acute ... Treatments #Management #pathophysiology ... #immunology
Type I Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings Definition: Production of lgE Antibodies that bind to harmless allergens
Complications: • Acute ... HypersensitivityReaction #Allergy #Immunology ... #pathophysiology
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
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica •
Findings Compression/injury ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK #pathophysiology ... #differential #
Humoral Immunity - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Antigens (Ag) are produced from pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites)
proliferate and differentiate ... Humoral #Immunity #pathophysiology ... #immunology
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Hormonal alterations (result of aging process) ->
Inflammation: Incr tissue injury ... Hydronephrosis, Acute ... chronic renal injury ... Hyperplasia #Prostate #Pathophysiology ... #Urology #Signs
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
clinical findings Acute ... #Mastoiditis #pathophysiology ... symptoms #diagnosis #otology
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