5 results
Bipolar Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Disruption of emotional homeostasis
 • Oscillation between mood states
Bipolar Disorder ... Definite periods of normal ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Psychiatry
Hoover's Sign for Functional Lower Extremity Paralysis

Used to distinguish organic from functional leg hemiparesis.

Ask the patient
Hoover's Sign for ... In normal people ... #Hoovers #Sign # ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #neurology #psychiatry
Anorexia Nervosa: Complications
CARDIAC ABNORMALITIES
 - Functional: Low BP, Sinus bradycardia, prolonged QT interval
 - Structural: Reduced
/ Hypovolemia NEUROLOGIC ... binge-purge subtype #AnorexiaNervosa ... Complications #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #psychiatry
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Mutism Pathophysiology ... decortication), abnormal ... • Examine for signs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose
Anorexia Nervosa: Pathogenesis and Risk Factors
Biological Risk Factors
 • Gender: F > M
 • Genetics: concordance
abnormal functioning ... athletics) #AnorexiaNervosa ... #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #psychiatry