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Borderline Personality Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Behavioral Traits: • Unstable Relationships - Alternating extremes of idealization
experienced BPD ... Mnemonic: AM SUICIDE ... impairment #BPD ... Signs #Symptoms #Mnemonic
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Medications Aging -> Increased Testosterone -> Testosterone metabolized into DHT by type
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia ... cell nuclei -> Hyperplasia ... smooth-muscle hyperplasia ... inflammation #BPH ... Benign #Prostatic #Hyperplasia
Schizotypal Personality Disorder (SPD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings Cognitive-Perceptual • Magical thinking - Belief in paranormal or
Personality Disorder (SPD ... familiarity SPD ... Mnemonic: ME PECULIAR ... impairment #SPD ... Signs #Symptoms #Mnemonic
Dependent Personality Disorder (DPD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings • Difficulties with Activities - Initiation Of projects
Personality Disorder (DPD ... themselves DPD ... Mnemonic: RELIANCE ... care for self #DPD ... Signs #Symptoms #Mnemonic
Graves’ Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings B & T lymphocyte mediated autoimmunity attack TSH receptor -> Continuous
Thyroid gland hyperplasia
Pituitary Mass Effects - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings • Pituitary turnors are almost always a benign
A good mnemonic ... endocrinology #mnemonic
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
Complications: • Gonadal hypoplasia
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Complications of Measles: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings • ADEM -> Fever, headache, neck stiffness, BBD, mental
neck stiffness, BBD
Mental Status Exam (MSE) Note: The MSE is a "snapshot" of a patient at a specific time. You
You can use the mnemonic ... diagnosis #evaluation #mnemonic
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