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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
below level of injury ... spinal artery injury ... below level of injury ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms ... #orthopedics #neurology
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Pathogenesis and investigations Risk Factors: - Unclear environmental triggers (may be viral, not
old; F>M Signs/Symptoms ... palpation - Vasculitic ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms ... #Vasculitis
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 #Vasculitis
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 ... sensory nerve, thus symptoms ... mass Sensory Symptoms
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Medical Comorbidities Malignancies (most commonly hairy-cell leukemia) Immunogenetic Predisposition: patient is
causes direct injury ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms ... #Vasculitis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
the pancreas, Vasculitis ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms
Myelopathy - Injury to the entire spinal cord - Signs and Symptoms • Ataxia (early sign)
Myelopathy - Injury ... cord - Signs and Symptoms ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings - Infectious Agents - 50% have
IgA Vasculitis – ... Leukocytoclastic vasculitis ... Cutaneous small vessel vasculitis ... #HSP #IgA #Vasculitis ... 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 ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Avulsion or shearing injury ... lateral hip Signs/Symptoms ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms
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