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Trauma & Stressor Related Psychiatric Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 - Adjustment Disorder - Development of
Trauma & Stressor ... - Differential Diagnosis ... or Behavioural Symptoms ... of Event Onset, Symptoms ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Types of Chronic Urinary Incontinence

Type, Prevalence, Pathophysiology and Symptoms:
 - Stress
 - Urge
 - Mixed
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Pathophysiology and Symptoms ... : - Stress - Urge ... Functional #Diagnosis ... Comparison #Table #Stress
Causes of Pelvic Organ Prolapse - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Herniation of one or more pelvic organs
Risk factors:
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Slow urinary stream ... , stress incontinence ... Rectum - Defecatory symptoms ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Spondylolysis & Spondylolisthesis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Pars interarticularis stress fracture (spondylolysis) - most frequently in the
interarticularis stress ... frequently in the most stressed ... Spondylolisthesis #MSK #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Neurochemical abnormalities
 • Hyper-vigilance
 • Emotional hyper-arousal
 • Exaggerated startle reflex
 • Anxiety
Post-Traumatic Stress ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #symptoms #signs
Borderline Personality Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Behavioral Traits:
 • Unstable Relationships - Alternating extremes of idealization
Paranoid - Transient, stress-related ... severe dissociative symptoms ... /paranoid when stressed ... the above with symptoms ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis
Differentiating type-I vs. type-II MI

Sorting this out is difficult, often relying heavily on clinical judgement.

A key
of physiologic stress ... If the same symptoms ... absence of any stressor ... #Diagnosis #Myocardial
Assessment of the Child with Chronic Asthma
Are there other allergic disorders?
 - Allergic rhinitis
 - Eczema,
and frequency of symptoms ... - Stress # ... Asthma #Assessment #diagnosis
Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis - Illness Script
 • Epidemiology: Asian men age 20-30 with hyperthyroidism of any
high-carb meals, stress ... thyroid hormone • Symptoms ... hours-days duration +/- symptoms ... Periodic #Paralysis #diagnosis
Rheumatic Fever - Jones Criteria
An autoimmune condition. Peak incidence is 5-15 yrs of age.
Triggered by infection
beta-haemolytic strep ... Usually symptoms ... can be used to diagnose ... evidence of recent strep ... Jones #Criteria #Diagnosis