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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Neurochemical abnormalities
 • Hyper-vigilance
 • Emotional hyper-arousal
 • Exaggerated startle reflex
 • Anxiety
Stress Disorder (PTSD ... of trauma • Avoidance ... StressDisorder #PTSD
TRAUMA Mnemonic for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms

T - Traumatic Experience - A Traumatic event occurred
Stress Disorder (PTSD ... A - Avoidance Symptoms ... - Avoidance and ... distressing and cause ... .174.6.424 #TRAUMA #PTSD
Another approach called the Pleural Avoidance with Rib Trajectory (PART) technique targets the axillary vein at
called the Pleural Avoidance ... with Rib Trajectory ... compression in case ... Method #Pleural #Avoidance ... #Rib #Trajectory
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
production to cause ... Avoid in pts w/ ... Avoid in pts with ... Contraindications: Pts
Migraine without Aura
Diagnostic Criteria (ICHD-3):
A) At least 5 attacks fulfilling criteria B-D:
B) Headache attacks lasting 4-72
by or causing avoidance ... following: • Nausea
Causes of Acute Pharyngitis
• 200 visits per year per 1000 people
   - i.e. 400
Causes of Acute ... panel of 2,000 pts ... a year Viral Causes ... HIV-1 Bacterial Causes ... #Pharyngitis #Causes
Common causes of post-Transplant Diarrhea
 • Bacterial: Clostridium difficile, Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp., Bacterial overgrowth, Aeromonus
Common causes of ... • Other: GVHD, PTLD ... #differential #causes
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... Chronic: Anxiety, PTSD ... Acute #Chronic #Causes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... renovascular or endocrine causes ... Causes: • Vascular ... apnea: CPAP, most pts ... Hypertension #Workup #causes
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD ... ) Up to 50% of PTLD ... cases that develop ... nickthomasmed #PTLD