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Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Is visual loss caused ... acute ischemic disorder ... Clinical manifestations ... Doppler US : halo sign ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophil Disorders ... Testing Algorithm ... glucocorticoid treatment ... organ-specific signs ... or symptoms (eg
Bipolar Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Disruption of emotional homeostasis
 • Oscillation between mood states
Bipolar Disorder ... Pathogenesis and Clinical ... mood - Primary treatment ... Pathophysiology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Psychiatry
Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
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Alcohol Use Disorder ... Pathogenesis and Clinical ... , tachycardia, nausea ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms #Psychiatry
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... enzyme 21-OHase causes ... maintains appropriate ion ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... vomiting • Late (shock
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
• Persons with psychiatric ... poor nutrition Clinical ... Psychiatric symptoms ... , or any other cause ... vasculitis Treatment
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - For diagnosis, must have either 26
Deficit Hyperactive Disorder ... Pathogenesis and clinical ... have either 26 symptoms ... their turn • Causes ... #signs #psychiatry
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... and signs below ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... differential #algorithm
Panic Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Social Factors
 • Parenting and infant attachment
 • Childhood illness/abuse
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Panic Disorder: ... Pathogenesis and clinical ... heritability >> Panic Disorder ... sweating, trembling, nausea ... #signs #psychiatry
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
malignant, pediatric cases ... and Signs: 50% ... and signs: • ... leukocytosis, psychiatric ... disorders, and,