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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
spinal artery injury ... function below injury ... Syndromes #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #orthopedics #neurology
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
Syndrome Signs/Symptoms ... Complications: • Gonadal hypoplasia ... PraderWilli #Syndrome #genetics ... #pathophysiology
Graves’ Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings B & T lymphocyte mediated autoimmunity attack TSH receptor -> Continuous
Thyroid gland hyperplasia ... etiology Signs/Symptoms ... GravesDisease #pathophysiology ... endocrinology #symptoms
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Hormonal alterations (result of aging process) ->
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia ... Inflammation: Incr tissue injury ... chronic renal injury ... #Prostate #Pathophysiology ... #Urology #Signs
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica •
Findings Compression/injury ... paresthetica • Symptoms ... 3-6 months of symptom ... mass Sensory Symptoms ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK #pathophysiology
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
congenital adrenal hyperplasia ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... #21HydroxylaseDeficiency #21OHD #pathophysiology ... #genetics #endocrinology
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Pathogenesis and investigations Risk Factors: - Unclear environmental triggers (may be viral, not
not proven) - Genetic ... old; F>M Signs/Symptoms ... Temporal #Arteritis #Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Acute Rheumatic Fever: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Delayed autoimmune reaction -> Molecular mimicry -> GAS antigen cross-reacts with host ->
cells -> Tissue injury ... Pancarditis and valvular injury ... RheumaticFever #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
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
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Avulsion or shearing injury ... lateral hip Signs/Symptoms ... msk #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
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