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Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms Anaphylaxis: when any egg of three conditions is met: 1. Acute onset of skin/mucosal
Anaphylaxis: Signs ... and Symptoms Anaphylaxis ... #pathophysiology ... #immunology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Symptoms (included in DSM 5 criteria) - Present during
Major Depressive ... included in DSM 5 criteria ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis ... #Pathophysiology ... #Signs #Symptoms
Feedback Loop: Growth Hormone (GH) Growth Hormone: • Liver -> GHR activates JAK-STAT pathway -> Incr IGF1
pathway -> Incr gene expression ... activates lipolysis Signs ... #FeedbackLoop #endocrinology ... #pathophysiology
Graves’ Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings B & T lymphocyte mediated autoimmunity attack TSH receptor -> Continuous
the etiology Signs ... GravesDisease #pathophysiology ... #endocin #endocrinology ... #symptoms #signs ... #diagnosis
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Pathogenesis and investigations Risk Factors: - Unclear environmental triggers (may be viral, not
inflammatory cytokine expression ... yrs old; F>M Signs ... Temporal #Arteritis #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
share the same pathophysiology ... Overproduction #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... #endocrinology ... #pathophysiology
Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings • Negative feedback on hypothalamus/pituitary, Decreasing ACTH -> Decr Sex
Upregulate gene expression ... #Osteoporosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings The epidemiology of this disease is 1/340,000 births and roughly double
40% of patients diagnosed ... Signs of immunodeficiency ... humoral immunity Signs ... Agammaglobulinemia #XLinked #pathophysiology ... #immunology
Xeropthalmia: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations Decr Visual pigment -> Keratinization, thickening & non-wetting of the conjunctiva
& Decr surface expression ... #Xeropthalmia #pathophysiology ... ophthalmology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Bipolar Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings • Disruption of emotional homeostasis • Oscillation between mood states
maintain this state Depressive ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis ... #Pathophysiology ... #Signs #Symptoms
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