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Lewy Body Dementia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Lewy Body Dementia is a sub-category of major or mild
neurocognitive disorders depending ... function Core features ... • Spontaneous features ... parkinsonism Suggestive features ... PET Supportive features
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Femoral Head Fracture ... onto lateral hip Signs ... #FemoralHead #Fractures ... #msk #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #signs
Dependent Personality Disorder (DPD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Difficulties with Activities - Initiation Of projects
Dependent Personality ... self #DPD #Dependent ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis ... Psychiatry #Criteria #Signs ... #Symptoms #Mnemonic
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
Prader-Willi Syndrome Signs ... Incr Skeletal fractures ... pathophysiology #peds #pediatrics
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Symptoms (included in DSM 5 criteria) - Present during
with psychotic features ... with psychotic features ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis ... Pathophysiology #Signs
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
Acne • Coarse features ... Overproduction #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Borderline Personality Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Behavioral Traits:
 • Unstable Relationships - Alternating extremes of idealization
suicidal behaviour gestures ... experienced BPD Mnemonic ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis ... Psychiatry #Criteria #Signs ... #Symptoms #Mnemonic
Benign Primary Bone Tumors: Pathogenesis of X-ray appearance
 • "Geographic" bone destruction
 • Lack of soft-tissue
Benign Primary Bone ... periosteum) #Benign ... BoneTumors #XRay #diagnosis ... #Radiology #Features
Avoidant Personality Disorder (AVPD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Restraint - Shows excessive restraint in intimate
are certain of being ... others AVPD Mnemonic ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis ... Psychiatry #Criteria #Signs ... #Symptoms #Mnemonic
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Joint diseases features ... Extra-articular signs ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis