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Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
Somatoform Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Conversion #Disorders #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Psychiatry
Clinical Manifestations of Serotonin Syndrome
 • Ophthalmologic: Mydriasis, Ocular clonus (slow horizontal movements)
 • Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea,
Clinical Manifestations ... Cardiovascular and vital ... sign abnormalities ... Serotonin #Syndrome #Symptoms ... #diagnosis
Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
Motion (SAM) of the Mitral ... movement of the mitral ... Differential diagnosis ... MV #Cardiology #Clinical ... #POCUS #CardiacMRI
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS ... Differential/diagnosis ... RV, McConnell's sign ... Echocardiogram #A4c #clinical ... cardiology #McConnells #sign
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Pathogenesis and Clinical ... sensory • Before diagnosis ... pathophysiology #differential ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Symptoms (included in DSM 5 criteria) - Present during
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Findings Symptoms ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis ... Pathophysiology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Psychiatry
Maculopapular - Diagnostic Algorithm
Pathophysiology:
- Catch-all term with a wide range of potential pathophysiologic mechanisms and causative
Maculopapular - Diagnostic ... Ill-appearing, vital ... sign instability ... Maculopapular #Scaling #Color ... Targetoid #Algorithm #Differential
Labyrinthitis 
Vestibular neuritis + unilateral hearing loss = Labyrinthitis 
1) Vertigo (severe) 
2) Gait instability 
3)
hearing loss Clinical ... Possibly due to viral ... Labyrinthitis #Diagnosis ... #Symptoms #Signs
Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
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Pathogenesis and Clinical ... • Withdrawal symptoms ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Psychiatry
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Psychological Hypothesis
 • Cognitive behavioral model: Emotional disturbance arising from
Pathogenesis and clinical ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis ... #Psychiatry #Signs ... #Symptoms