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Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - For diagnosis, must have either 26
findings - For diagnosis ... restless • Acts as ... their turn • Causes ... #symptoms #signs ... #psychiatry #criteria
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... asthma, allergy, drug ... neoplasms) • Screen also ... organ-specific signs ... #Differential #diagnosis
Borderline Personality Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Behavioral Traits:
 • Unstable Relationships - Alternating extremes of idealization
self-damaging such as ... sex, drugs, financial ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis ... #Psychiatry #Criteria ... #Signs #Symptoms
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Causes progressive ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... : months - Criteria ... : El Escorial criteria ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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Management Summary Diagnostic ... Criteria: • Elevated ... for an unrelated indication ... , signs, and complications ... • Treatment algorithms
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
and metabolic causes ... other sedative drugs ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Comparison
Bulimia Nervosa: Signs and Symptoms
Associated Psychological / Behavioural Features
 • Feelings of shame, guilt and embarrassment
complications, such as ... Sores, scars, calluses ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... #psychiatry
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
malignant, pediatric cases ... and Signs: 50% ... and signs: • ... leukocytosis, psychiatric ... or with certain drugs
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Neurological symptoms ... edema visualized as ... Electrolyte abnormality, Medication ... /Drug toxicity, ... the underlying cause
Serotonin Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Serotonin Syndrome: Variable combination of mental status changes, autonomic instability, and
weight loss agents, drugs ... Serotonin Toxicity Criteria ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms