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Spondylolysis & Spondylolisthesis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Pars interarticularis stress fracture (spondylolysis) - most frequently in the
interarticularis stress ... S1 => Weakened stability ... (Stork test) ... Spondylolisthesis #MSK #diagnosis ... #symptoms
Cirrhosis - Illustrated signs and symptoms:
Integumentary, neurologic, gastrointestinal, portal hypertension effects, hematologic, renal, metabolic, cardiovascular, reproductive

#Diagnosis
and symptoms: ... hypertension effects, hematologic ... reproductive #Diagnosis ... GrepMed Recommended Text ... Evidence-Based Physical Diagnosis
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
: Atlantoaxial Instability ... Arthritis #RA #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... signs #symptoms
Borderline Personality Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Behavioral Traits:
 • Unstable Relationships - Alternating extremes of idealization
Mood - Affective instability ... fear of) - Mood instability ... /paranoid when stressed ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis ... Psychiatry #Criteria #Signs
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Examination: • Signs ... disease • Pull test ... Tests: • TSH ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Liver Chemistry Tests - AST, ALT, Alkaline Phosphatase and Bilirubin Metabolism
AST and ALT:
 • AST: liver
cytoplasmic (CAST ... Liver #Chemistry #Tests ... #Laboratory #Metabolism ... AlkPhos #Bilirubin #Hepatology ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis
Helicobacter Pylori Testing  Methods - Sensitivity and Specificity

Serology - 85% - 79% - Does not
Urea breath test ... at UCSF due to cost ... - Any red flag symptoms ... HPylori #Testing #Laboratory ... #Diagnosis #Accuracy
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
suspicious clinical symptoms ... /signs should be ... sought to support a diagnosis ... Areas of diagnostic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Workup • CNS symptoms ... Test for the respective ... thin smear • Signs ... values supporting hematologic ... UnknownOrigin #workup #diagnosis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... pathognomonic laboratory ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology