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Personality Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
• Enduring pattern of experience and behaviour that deviates from cultural
• Enduring pattern ... control • The pattern ... situations • The pattern ... functioning • The pattern ... adolescence • The pattern
Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 • Onset: Subacute
 • Pattern: Proximal
 • CK: Up to 50X ULN
 • Autoantibodies:
: Subacute • Pattern ... heliotrope, shawl sign ... : Subacute • Pattern ... or subacute • Pattern ... Insidious/slow • Pattern
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... involvement, irregular pattern ... #Classification ... #differential #algorithm
Pemphigus Vulgaris vs Bullous Pemphigoid - Comparison Table
Pemphigus Vulgaris
 • Epidemiology: Average age 40-60
 • Time
Bullous Pemphigoid - Comparison ... Table Pemphigus ... ruptured • Nikolsky sign ... of tombstone" pattern ... Tense • Nikolsky sign
Borderline Personality Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Behavioral Traits:
 • Unstable Relationships - Alternating extremes of idealization
Borderline Personality Disorder ... irritability/anxiety lasting ... adolescence, inflexible pattern ... Psychiatry #Criteria #Signs
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
• Is there a pattern ... Mechanical/degenerative disorders ... noninflammatory Signs ... Morning stiffness lasting ... an asymmetric pattern
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
function tests algorithm ... clinical symptoms/signs ... evaluation of the pattern ... decision for repeat testing ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Fluid Tolerance Testing ... PULMONARY A vs B-LINE PATTERN ... precede other signs ... predominant lung US pattern ... #criticalcare #comparison
Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Work & lnterpersonal:
 • Home Life Troubles - Conflict
Antisocial Personality Disorder ... vandalism, fire setting ... of above with patterns ... evidence of conduct disorder ... Psychiatry #Criteria #Signs
Bulimia Nervosa: Pathogenesis and Risk Factors
Biological Risk Factors
 • Gender: F > M
 • Genetics: Some
development, causing disordered ... feeding patterns ... obsessive thinking patterns ... related to eating ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #signs