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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Psychological Hypothesis
 • Cognitive behavioral model: Emotional disturbance arising from
disturbance arising from dysfunctional ... Structural model: Dysfunction ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis #Psychiatry
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Vertigo, Sexual Dysfunction ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry
Erectile Dysfunction: Pathogenesis

Erectile Dysfunction - Persistent or recurrent inability to achieve an erection sufficient to achieve
Erectile Dysfunction ... Pathogenesis Erectile Dysfunction ... Psychogenic Erectile Dysfunction ... and rigidity Endocrinologic ... Erectile Dysfunction
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Executive planning dysfunction ... concentration • Motor dysfunction ... pathophysiology #geriatrics
Pituitary Mass Effects - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Pituitary turnors are almost always a benign
• Hypothalamic dysfunction ... #SideEffects #endocrinology
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
pathophysiology #genetics #endocrinology ... #peds #pediatrics
Pathogenesis of Select Causes of Constipation in Adults and in Elderly

 • Mechanical (ex. Bowel Obstruction,
CNS neurons -> Dysfunction ... pathophysiology #geriatrics
Anorexia Nervosa: Pathogenesis and Risk Factors
Biological Risk Factors
 • Gender: F > M
 • Genetics: concordance
abuse, familial dysfunction ... signs #symptoms #psychiatry
Bulimia Nervosa: Pathogenesis and Risk Factors
Biological Risk Factors
 • Gender: F > M
 • Genetics: Some
CHARACTERISTICS Emotional Dysfunction ... states Cognitive Dysfunction ... signs #symptoms #psychiatry