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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Medications
Aging
 -> Increased Testosterone -> Testosterone metabolized into DHT by type
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia ... cell nuclei -> Hyperplasia ... smooth-muscle hyperplasia ... #Prostate #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology #Urology
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Hormonal alterations (result of aging process)
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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia ... Benign #Prostatic #Hyperplasia ... #Prostate #Pathophysiology ... #Urology #Signs
Graves’ Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
B & T lymphocyte mediated autoimmunity attack TSH receptor -> Continuous
Thyroid gland hyperplasia ... GravesDisease #pathophysiology
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
Complications: • Gonadal hypoplasia ... Syndrome #genetics #pathophysiology
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
congenital adrenal hyperplasia ... #21HydroxylaseDeficiency #21OHD #pathophysiology
Diabetic Nephropathy: Pathogenesis
 - Metabolic Pathway
 - Hemodynamic Pathway

#Diabetic #Nephropathy #Diabetes #pathophysiology
Nephropathy #Diabetes #pathophysiology
X-linked Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID): Pathogenesis and clinical findings

#SCID #SevereCombinedImmunodeficiency #XLinked #pathophysiology #immunology
SevereCombinedImmunodeficiency #XLinked #pathophysiology
Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO): Pathogenesis and clinical findings

#CentralRetinalVein #Occlusion #CRVO #pathophysiology #ophthalmology #diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Occlusion #CRVO #pathophysiology
Spondylosis - Pathogenesis and Complications

Vertebral disease that may compress the vertebral canal from all sides
Note: Do
#Spondylosis #pathophysiology
Priapism: Pathogenesis

 - Post-cavernosal venous occlusion -> Post-cavernosal venous drainage is mechanically obstructed e.g. sickle cell
#Priapism #Pathophysiology ... #Urology #Diagnosis