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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Risks factor for HIV ... peripheral blood smear, HIV ... /HCV testing - ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic
Borderline Personality Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Behavioral Traits:
 • Unstable Relationships - Alternating extremes of idealization
Borderline Personality Disorder ... irritability/anxiety lasting ... BPD #Borderline #PersonalityDisorder ... Diagnosis #Psychiatry #Criteria ... #Signs #Symptoms
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Symptoms (included in DSM 5 criteria) - Present during
Major Depressive Disorder ... included in DSM 5 criteria ... Seasonal Affective Disorder ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #Signs #Symptoms
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria ... , Mild sensory symptoms ... or signs, Cranial ... encephalitis spectrum disorders ... #neurology #neuropathy
Schizotypal Personality Disorder (SPD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Cognitive-Perceptual
 • Magical thinking - Belief in paranormal or
Schizotypal Personality Disorder ... developmental disorders ... #Schizotypal #PersonalityDisorder ... Diagnosis #Psychiatry #Criteria ... #Signs #Symptoms
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
Disorder (HAND) ... Neurocognitive disorders ... dementia Pathophysiology ... • Depressive symptoms ... dementia #AIDS #Neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Suspect in movement disorders ... status, and focal neurologic ... of serum CrAg testing ... comparable to CSF testing ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
impairment, Mood disorder ... Signs and symptoms ... McDonald diagnostic criteria ... objective evidence of neurologic ... • Acute: - IV
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
vertigo usually lasting ... Vascular disorders ... with significant neurologic ... attacks with varying neurologic ... signs or symptoms
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
• Congenital hip ... Chondrodysplasia Neurologic ... Trendelenburg #Gait #pathophysiology ... #causes #symptoms ... #signs #diagnosis