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Cauda Equina Syndrome Causes: • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central) • Severe lumbar spondylosis • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... lumbar spine Signs ... / Symptoms / Complications ... #CaudaEquina #Syndrome ... #MSK #pathophysiology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
Vasculitis -> Acute ... - Budd Chiari Syndrome ... Gastrointestinal #Complications ... #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... weakness and #Acute ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #orthopedics #neurology
Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms Anaphylaxis: when any egg of three conditions is met: 1. Acute onset of skin/mucosal
Anaphylaxis: Signs ... Acute onset of skin ... symptoms in the acute ... / Symptoms / Complications ... #Anaphylaxis #pathophysiology
Acute Otitis Media: Complications Infection and inflammation of the middle ear - Prolonged obstruction of e. tube
Acute Otitis Media ... becomes more severe Signs ... Balance Problems #Acute ... #pathophysiology ... #symptoms #signs
Acute Rheumatic Fever: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Delayed autoimmune reaction -> Molecular mimicry -> GAS antigen cross-reacts with host ->
Acute Rheumatic ... , Carditis #Acute ... RheumaticFever #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
Prader-Willi Syndrome ... =>Prader-Willi Syndrome ... Signs/Symptoms ... /Complications: ... #genetics #pathophysiology
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases): - Increasing
mutations - Down syndrome ... chromosome 21) Signs ... / Symptoms / Complications ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia #pathophysiology ... geriatrics #diagnosis #signs
Achilles Tendon Rupture - Pathogenesis and clinical findings • The Achilles tendon is 15cm long in
warriors") • Acute ... pre-determined etiology Signs ... /Symptoms/Complications ... TendonRupture #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #pathophysiology
Keratoconus: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Genetics • Family history of keratoconus • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome • Down, Turner,
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome ... Turner, Marfan syndromes ... / Symptoms / Complications ... • Rizutti's Sign ... #Keratoconus #pathophysiology
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