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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Hormonal alterations (result of aging process) ->
Inflammation: Incr tissue injury ... emptying - Voiding Symptoms ... chronic renal injury ... Pathophysiology #Urology ... #Signs #Symptoms
Myelopathy - Injury to the entire spinal cord - Signs and Symptoms • Ataxia (early sign)
Myelopathy - Injury ... spinal cord - Signs ... and Symptoms ... Ataxia (early sign ... #symptoms #msk
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
tumour causing injury ... Acute #SpinalCord #Injury ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
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 ... differential #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms • Back/Neck Pain • Decr Range of motion • Abnormal posturing •
Radiculopathy: Signs ... and Symptoms ... • Spurling's sign ... pain Lasegue's sign ... #symptoms #pathophysiology
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Avulsion or shearing injury ... onto lateral hip Signs ... /Symptoms/Complications ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #orthopedics
Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms Anaphylaxis: when any egg of three conditions is met: 1. Acute onset of skin/mucosal
Anaphylaxis: Signs ... and Symptoms Anaphylaxis ... Signs / Symptoms ... immunology #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 ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings • Paresthesia of 5th and medial half of 4th
test • + Tinel sign ... • + Froment's sign ... + Wartenbergs sign ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #msk
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Clinical findings and Complications Signs/Symptoms: - Headache (usually constant, superimposed by waves
Complications Signs ... /Symptoms: - ... Stroke or TIA-like symptoms ... Complications #Signs ... #Symptoms #diagnosis
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