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Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Pathogenesis and investigations Risk Factors: - Unclear environmental triggers (may be viral, not
yrs old; F>M Signs ... /Symptoms: - Fever ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Vasculitis
Kawasaki Disease: Clinical Findings Diagnostic Criteria - Fever and 4/5 of the following: • Conjunctivitis • Polymorphous
Kawasaki Disease ... Clinical Findings Diagnostic ... Criteria - Fever ... #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #Symptoms #Vasculitis
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Clinical findings and Complications Signs/Symptoms: - Headache (usually constant, superimposed by waves
Complications Signs ... /Symptoms: - ... Complications #Signs ... #Symptoms #diagnosis ... #Vasculitis
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects • Serotonin Syndrome: - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
#Pharmacology #SideEffects ... #Psychiatry #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
the pancreas, Vasculitis ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
#Pharmacology #SideEffects ... #Psychiatry #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and risk factors • Age > 30 (post-peak bone mass) • Post-menopausal women ->
Leukemia) • GI diseases ... liver or kidney disease ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Graves’ Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings B & T lymphocyte mediated autoimmunity attack TSH receptor -> Continuous
Graves’ Disease: ... the etiology Signs ... /Symptoms: - Pretibial ... endocrinology #symptoms ... #signs #diagnosis
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica •
paresthetica • Symptoms ... sensory • Before diagnosis ... intervertebral disc disease ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases): - Increasing
Alzheimer’s Disease ... chromosome 21) Signs ... / Symptoms / Complications ... pathophysiology #geriatrics #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
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