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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors ... #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology # ... Psychiatry #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Graves’ Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
B & T lymphocyte mediated autoimmunity attack TSH receptor -> Continuous
Thyroid gland hyperplasia ... the etiology Signs ... myxedema - Fat pad ... GravesDisease #pathophysiology ... #signs #diagnosis
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors ... #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology # ... Psychiatry #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Medications
Aging
 -> Increased Testosterone -> Testosterone metabolized into DHT by type
Benign Prostatic ... outflow - PDE-5 inhibitors ... inflammation #BPH #Benign ... #Prostate #Pathophysiology ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Hormonal alterations (result of aging process)
    ->
Benign Prostatic ... Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis ... stones #BPH #Benign ... #Prostate #Pathophysiology ... #Urology #Signs
Periorbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Dacryoadenitis: infection of the lacrimal glands
b. Conjunctivitis: inflammation of the
Chalazion: a benign ... of the lacrimal sac ... Periorbital #Cellulitis #pathophysiology ... ophthalmology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Benzodiazepine (BZD) withdrawal: clinical findings and complications

 • Activation of ACC and OFC -> Feelings of
Incr Cortisol -> CAD ... BZD #withdrawal #pharmacology ... #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Seasonal Affective Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Symptoms (included in the DSM-V) - Two Major Depressive episodes
clinical findings Symptoms ... Hypersomnia - Hyperphagia ... non-seasonal episodes #SAD ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #Signs #Symptoms
Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) - Pathophysiology 
Excessive fear of one or more social situations
 • Safety
Anxiety Disorder (SAD ... ) - Pathophysiology ... likelihood of being ... #Pathophysiology ... #signs #psychiatry
Alcohol Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
The onset of alcohol withdrawal generally begins 6-24 hours after the
Symptoms typically ... to have DT if had ... Seizures - Usually begin ... Alcohol #Withdrawal #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs