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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... - Arthralgia, Arthritis ... #Complications ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations
 - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... #SLE #Gastrointestinal ... #Complications ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
like rheumatoid arthritis ... lupus erythematosus ... (SLE) Signs / ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous Manifestations

 • Langerhan cells and keratinocytes release cytokines -> localized inflammatory response ->
Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous ... #SLE #Mucocutaneous ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... #complications
Upper Urinary Tract infection (UUTI): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Predisposing Factors:
 - Immunocompromised, Diabetes,
 - Elderly, Female
usual defense system ... lower tract: As a complication ... bacteriuria or cystitis (see ... Pathophysiology #Signs ... #Symptoms
Mixed Urinary Incontinence: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Urgency Urinary Incontinence (UUI) -> Urinary leakage preceded by a
Mixed Urinary Incontinence ... Incr PVR if a complication ... Pathophysiology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Urology ... #Diagnosis
Acute Otitis Media: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings (in Children)
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: 
 - Bacterial: Streptococcus
resolve by 72 hours Complications ... seizures, abscess (see ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #symptoms #signs ... #peds #pediatrics