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Borderline Personality Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Behavioral Traits:
 • Unstable Relationships - Alternating extremes of idealization
severe dissociative symptoms ... experienced BPD ... Mnemonic: AM SUICIDE ... the above with symptoms ... #Mnemonic #AMSUICIDE
Dependent Personality Disorder (DPD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Difficulties with Activities - Initiation Of projects
Dependent Personality ... themselves DPD Mnemonic ... self #DPD #Dependent ... Criteria #Signs #Symptoms ... #Mnemonic #RELIANCE
Pituitary Mass Effects - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Pituitary turnors are almost always a benign
A good mnemonic ... Signs / Symptoms ... / Complications ... endocrinology #mnemonic
Opioid Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
Note: Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable, but is rarely life-threatening
Clinical Findings and Complications ... varies depending ... Symptoms can take ... The somatic symptoms ... • Somatic Symptoms
Mixed Urinary Incontinence: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Urgency Urinary Incontinence (UUI) -> Urinary leakage preceded by a
tumour, stone, BPH ... Incr PVR if a complication ... Pathophysiology #Signs #Symptoms
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Hormonal alterations (result of aging process)
    ->
of ER and AR -dependent ... emptying - Voiding Symptoms ... straining - Storage Symptoms ... bladder stones #BPH ... Urology #Signs #Symptoms
Anorexia Nervosa: Complications
CARDIAC ABNORMALITIES
 - Functional: Low BP, Sinus bradycardia, prolonged QT interval
 - Structural: Reduced
Anorexia Nervosa: Complications ... Functional: Low BP ... Death - Cardiac complications ... illnesses • Suicide ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Benzodiazepine (BZD) withdrawal: clinical findings and complications

 • Activation of ACC and OFC -> Feelings of
clinical findings and complications ... Activity -> Incr BP ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms