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First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms ... bradykinesia/akinesia • Acute ... AntiPsychotics #FirstGeneration ... #Mechanisms #SideEffects ... #pharmacology #
Classification of Pelvic Ring Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
 • Anterior Posterior Compression (APC) -
Ring Fractures: Mechanisms ... Clinical Features and Complications ... Classification #Grades #Grading ... #Orthopedics #MSK ... #pathophysiology
Acute Compartment Syndrome
 • Crush injuries, burns, circumferential constriction to limbs (each containing facially divided muscle
Acute Compartment ... local signalling mechanisms ... compartment pressure #Acute ... CompartmentSyndrome #ACS #pathophysiology ... #orthopedics
Achilles Tendon Rupture - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • The Achilles tendon is 15cm long in
warriors") • Acute ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... signs #symptoms #pathophysiology ... #msk #orthopedics
Acute Otitis Media: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings (in Children)
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: 
 - Bacterial: Streptococcus
Acute Otitis Media ... resolve by 72 hours Complications ... slide for full mechanisms ... #OtitisMedia #pathophysiology
Diabetic Foot: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Polyol Pathway - Excess glucose enters Polyol pathway ->
peripheral nerve repair mechanisms ... in inopportune loading ... #DiabeticFoot #pathophysiology ... #complications
Type I Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: Production of lgE Antibodies that bind to harmless allergens
degranulation, leading ... cells recruited Complications ... : • Acute Asthma ... Allergy #Immunology #pathophysiology
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
Acute Closed Angle ... Increased pressure gradient ... Signs / Symptoms / Complications ... Photophobia #Acute ... ClosedAngle #Glaucoma #pathophysiology