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Periorbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Dacryoadenitis: infection of the lacrimal glands
b. Conjunctivitis: inflammation of the
Chalazion: a benign ... should reveal normal ... - pupillary reflex ... ophthalmology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Mutism Pathophysiology ... movements; also normal ... Motor/Sensory: • Tone ... • Examine for signs ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Hormonal alterations (result of aging process)
    ->
Benign Prostatic ... in transitional zone ... hormones, urine reflux ... Hyperplasia #Prostate #Pathophysiology ... #Urology #Signs
Hoover's Sign for Functional Lower Extremity Paralysis

Used to distinguish organic from functional leg hemiparesis.

Ask the patient
the patient to flex ... In normal people ... effort is not being ... #physicalexam #neurology ... #psychiatry
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
findings: • Symptoms ... and signs below ... decreased muscle tone ... reflexes: Areflexia ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
surgery, trauma, and bone-marrow ... depressed deep tendon reflexes ... after symptom onset ... the underlying pathophysiology ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Transplantation including bone ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... with hypertension being ... Neurological symptoms
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
and Signs: 50% ... hypertension; some normal ... hypotension (may reflect ... leukocytosis, psychiatric ... • Benign pheochromocytoma
Anorexia Nervosa: Complications
CARDIAC ABNORMALITIES
 - Functional: Low BP, Sinus bradycardia, prolonged QT interval
 - Structural: Reduced
/ Hypovolemia NEUROLOGIC ... suppression - Low-Normal ... Complications #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #psychiatry
Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) - Pathophysiology 
Excessive fear of one or more social situations
 • Safety
Disorder (SAD) - Pathophysiology ... Excessive fear of one ... likelihood of being ... BehavioralDisorder #SAD #Pathophysiology ... #signs #psychiatry