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Borderline Personality Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Behavioral Traits:
 • Unstable Relationships - Alternating extremes of idealization
idealization and devaluation ... in at least two areas ... Suicidal Behaviours - Recurrent ... Psychiatry #Criteria #Signs ... #Symptoms #Mnemonic
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent ... Mediterranean areas ... post-prandial period and can ... in the knee-to-chest ... Positive Carnett's sign
Pituitary Mass Effects - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Pituitary turnors are almost always a benign
secreting tumors can ... A good mnemonic ... For The Adenoma Please ... Signs / Symptoms ... endocrinology #mnemonic
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Due to: • Recurrent ... inflammation Symptoms ... Most Common Causes ... Nasal polyps and signs ... Laboratory: • ANA, RF, CCP
Evaluation and Management of Hypokalemia

Hypokalemia is often asymptomatic. Evaluation begins with a search for warning signs
search for warning signs ... or symptoms warranting ... Most cases of hypokalemia-induced ... repletion and can ... #Algorithm
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
Evaluation of Recurrent ... the following areas ... can contribute ... presyncope, exertional symptoms ... positive Romberg sign
Headaches Overview - Primary vs Secondary Headaches

What’s the Core Difference?
 • Primary headache = headache is
headache is a symptom ... just painful and recurrent ... Use the mnemonic ... N Neurological signs ... confusion, focal signs
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

EPIDEMIOLOGY:
PFAPA is the most common syndrome entailing
syndrome entailing a recurrent ... globally, excluding areas ... the acute flare; chest ... • TRAPS - Recurrent ... unlike PFAPA, CAPS
Erythema Nodosum Overview

Definition: 
 • EN is an inflammatory condition characterized by tender, red nodules, typically
report systemic symptoms ... Approach: Clinical Evaluation ... C-reactive protein (CRP ... skin test • Chest ... • Recurrence