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Abdominal Pain - Physical Examination Signs and Maneuvers
 - Murphy's sign
 - Kehr's sign
 - McBurney's
- Kehr's sign ... - McBurney's sign ... - Psoas sign ... - Pulsatile Masses ... sign #Diagnosis
Pseudobulbar Affect
Characteristics (These episodes usually cause distress and impairment in occupational or social functioning):
 - Extreme
Pseudobulbar Affect ... episodes usually cause ... Extreme emotional lability ... Sclerosis (ALS) (*main cause ... #differential #diagnosis
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
other obvious causes ... m/s • Other signs ... for definitive diagnosis ... Diagnostic criteria ... - Mechanism: causes
Common Cognitive Biases 

Confirmation bias - 
To look for or to interpret evidence to support 
prior
Anchoring effect ... overestimate their own ability ... underestimate their own ability ... #Diagnosis #Metacognition ... Biases #Types #Causes
Cystic Fibrosis 
An autosomal recessive condition. Mutations affect a specific gene on chromosome 7. The affected
Mutations affect ... Affects 1:2000 live ... CysticFibrosis #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Causes of Bradykinetic Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Parkinson's Disease (TRAP):
• Resting Tremor
• Cogwheel Rigidity
• Akinesia/Bradykinesia
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Causes of Bradykinetic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Cerebellar signs ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Budd Chiari Syndrome
Hepatic vein obstruction. Can be caused by thrombosis or sometimes a tumour. Can lead
Can be caused by ... BuddChiari #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Signs
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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Kussmaul's Sign ... What’s the diagnosis ... with + Kussmaul sign ... time there is inability ... and other rarer causes
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
Finger agnosia - Inability ... 3) Acalculia - Inability ... able to copy Causes ... : Stroke (main cause ... Syndrome #neurology #diagnosis
Spondylolysis & Spondylolisthesis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Pars interarticularis stress fracture (spondylolysis) - most frequently in the
S1 => Weakened stability ... XR — scotty dog sign ... Spondylolisthesis #MSK #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #signs