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Borderline Personality Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Behavioral Traits:
 • Unstable Relationships - Alternating extremes of idealization
experienced BPD ... Mnemonic: AM SUICIDE ... the above with symptoms ... impairment #BPD ... #Mnemonic #AMSUICIDE
Schizotypal Personality Disorder (SPD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Cognitive-Perceptual
 • Magical thinking - Belief in paranormal or
Personality Disorder (SPD ... familiarity SPD ... Mnemonic: ME PECULIAR ... Criteria #Signs #Symptoms ... #Mnemonic #MEPECULIAR
Dependent Personality Disorder (DPD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Difficulties with Activities - Initiation Of projects
Personality Disorder (DPD ... themselves DPD ... Mnemonic: RELIANCE ... Criteria #Signs #Symptoms ... #Mnemonic #RELIANCE
Achilles Tendon Rupture - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • The Achilles tendon is 15cm long in
warriors") • Acute ... etiology Signs/Symptoms ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms ... pathophysiology #msk
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: Pathogenesis, clinical, and radiographic findings

Trauma, Fall on, outstretched arm, Overhead throwing => Abduction
to glenoid -> Acute ... Diagnosis #signs #symptoms ... #msk #orthopedics
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... weakness and #Acute ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms ... #msk #orthopedics
Mental Status Exam (MSE)
Note: The MSE is a "snapshot" of a patient at a specific time.
You
Mental Status Exam (MSE ... ) Note: The MSE ... You can use the mnemonic ... of illness, the symptoms ... diagnosis #evaluation #mnemonic
Narcissistic Personality Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Arrogant, Haughty Behaviors or Attitude - Often display
problems of others NPD ... Mnemonic: SPEEECIAL ... Lacks empathy #NPD ... Criteria #Signs #Symptoms ... #Mnemonic #SPEEECIAL
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Hormonal alterations (result of aging process)
    ->
emptying - Voiding Symptoms ... straining - Storage Symptoms ... Hydronephrosis, Acute ... bladder stones #BPH ... Urology #Signs #Symptoms