1827 results
Borderline Personality Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Behavioral Traits:
 • Unstable Relationships - Alternating extremes of idealization
Borderline Personality ... are potentially self-damaging ... or threats, or self-mutilating ... or sense of self ... impairment #BPD #Borderline
Summary of meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy trials in BPD
https://www.cochrane.org/CD005652/BEHAV_psychological-therapies-borderline-personality-disorder
Meta-analyses of RCTs were undertaken for the following outcomes:
BEHAV_psychological-therapies-borderline-personality-disorder ... suicidal ideation), self-harm ... Management of Borderline ... Pharmacology #BPD #Borderline
Hansen's Disease (Leprosy)
 • Transmission - not completely understood, ?nasal droplets
 • Symptoms appear ~5 years
Hansen's Disease ... do not contract disease ... leprosy (TT) and borderline ... leprosy (LL) and borderline ... • Tuberculoid disease
Addictions: Long-Term Social Consequences
 • Public stigma
 • Self-stigma
 • Decreased self-esteem and self-efficacy
 • Loss
Public stigma • Self-stigma ... • Decreased self-esteem ... and self-efficacy
Personality Disorders - Clusters
Cluster A 
 - Schizotypal
 - Paranoid 
 - Schizoid 
Cluster B
Cluster B - Borderline
Campylobacter
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Abdominal pain 
 • Diarrhea (bloody stools) 
 • Vomiting
infection is usually self-limited ... Antibiotics for severe disease
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Tests for Celiac Disease ... patients with celiac disease ... patients with borderline ... Sensitivity for celiac disease ... value for celiac disease
Esophageal Crohn's Disease Management Algorithm

Assess for Active Symptoms and for Stricturing/Fistulizing Disease
Stricturing DX:
 • Bx r/o
Esophageal Crohn's Disease ... Stricturing/Fistulizing Disease ... Serial Dilation/ Self-dilation ... Esophageal #Crohns #Disease
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
• Peptic Ulcer Disease ... • Addison's Disease ... • Thyroid Disease ... • Méniére's Disease ... Psychiatric: • Self-Induced
General overview of lung diseases. 

#diagnosis #causes #lung #disease #restrictive #obstructive #pulmonary #respiratory #pearls #ddxof
overview of lung diseases ... #causes #lung #disease