The kidneys carry out the detoxification process in the body by filtering the blood and eliminating waste from the body. This filtering process is carried out with the help of about a million tiny filters called glomeruli that are present in each kidney. Problems arise when the glomeruli become inflamed.
Chapter 20 Care of Patients with Arthritis and Other Connective Tissue Diseases Goodpasture s Syndrome Autoimmune disorder in which autoantibodies are made against ...
Lupus Nephritis Antiglomerular Basement Membrane Disease Goodpasture's syndrome appears in two age groups: in young men in their late 20s and in men and women in ...
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... inflammation that can damage organ Hashimoto s Thyroiditis Mainly middle-aged women Target is thyroid antigens Goiter can ... Treatment Immunosuppressive ...
What s New in Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis and Treatment? Ruth Whitham, MD OHSU Professor of Neurology VA Portland Health Care System - MS Center of Excellence West
Plasmapheresis Dr. Anand Banka PGI Cryoglobulinemia Caveat: If Hep C associated disease interferon-alpha used as treatment (Misiani et al. NEJM, 1994) Can use TPE as ...
Disorders Associated with the Immune System * * * * * * * * * Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) 1981 In U.S., cluster of Pneumocystis and Kaposi's sarcoma in ...
RENAL Diseases Investigation of renal system Haematuria/ PSGN ARF/CRF Proteinuria/ Nephrotic syndrome UTI Congenital Anomalies HEMATURIA Hematuria is one of the most ...
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a form of encephalitis caused by ... Guillain-Barr syndrome (GBS) is an acquired immune-mediated inflammatory ...
Type of treatment depends on the number of risk factors and CAD risk factors ... DR3/DR4/DR5/DR7. DR3- Type I Diabets. DR4- Rheumatoid athritis, Type I Diabetes ...
Donald Trump Allergies What you as a DDS should know about allergies Prevent med emergency Oral soft tissue changes in an allergic reaction Treatment planning ...
Relax your eyes with the nature: It time for Glomerular Diseases This lecture will deal with the Glomerular Diseases These diseases poses Important Medical problems.
Glomerulonephritis, GN, is a renal disease characterized by inflammation of the renal glomeruli. Glomerulonephritis is categorised into several different pathological ...
Pulmonary vasculitis Sanitra Sirithangkul M.D. Division of Pulmonary and Critical care Department of Pediatrics Phramongkutklao Hospital Systemic diseases and the ...
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) ... SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS. Most common cause of death used ... SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS ...
Disorders of the Urinary System Can you guess one? Renal Calculi (Kidney Stones) Made of crystals of calcium phosphate and uric acid Gradually they get larger until ...
Auto-immune diseases Leonard H Sigal MD, FACP, FACR P.R.I.- CD& E- Immunology Bristol-Myers Squibb Princeton, NJ Clinical Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
IgG and IgM based immunopathological reaction (reaction of hypersensitivity type II). = antibody-dependent antibodies produced by the immune response bind to antigens ...
Auto-immune diseases Leonard H Sigal MD, FACP, FACR P.R.I.- CD& E- Immunology Bristol-Myers Squibb Princeton, NJ Clinical Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
A clinicopathologic process characterized by inflammation of and damage to blood ... Myasthenia Gravis. Hypersensitivity Reactions. Type 3 IC HS 'serum sickness' ...
Immunologic mechanisms of renal diseases Chen weilin PH.D Institute of Immunology, ZJU Email cwl@zju.edu.cn * The histopathology is characterized by necrotizing ...
Autoimmunity A breakdown of mechanisms responsible for tolerance. The auto-reactivity may result in disease. Effector mechanisms of autoimmune damage Specific ...
Glomerulonephritis in children Pavlyshyn H.A. Presentation Hematuria with Proteinuria with Dysmorphic rbcs with Rbc casts Oliguria Volume overload Hypertension Liquid ...
Vasculitis :refers to a heterogeneous group of disorders that are characterized by inflammatory destruction of blood vessels. Both arteries and veins are affected.
ALTERED RENAL FUNCTION Overview of Kidney Diseases Organized by site or cause of disease Organization by site: Prerenal From inadequate blood flow to the kidney ...
AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES Martin Li ka Grave s disease thyrotoxicosis from overproduction of thyroid hormone (patient exhibit fatigue, nervousness, increased sweating ...
Jun Teruya, MD, Medical Director, Pheresis Service, Texas Children's Hospital ... TPE can be considered for the following occasions: Standard therapies have failed. ...
IgG and IgM based immunopathological reaction (reaction of hypersensitivity type II). = antibody-dependent antibodies produced by the immune response bind to antigens ...
Ch. 16. Tolerance and Autoimmunity Tolerance sometimes is broken - self reactive cells do form, but are usually inactivated or suppressed Failure of tolerance leads ...