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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Neurochemical abnormalities
 • Hyper-vigilance
 • Emotional hyper-arousal
 • Exaggerated startle reflex
 • Anxiety
StressDisorder #PTSD #BehavioralDisorder ... #Pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - For diagnosis, must have either 26
have either 26 symptoms ... 2 settings - Symptoms ... AttentionDeficitHyperactiveDisorder #ADHD #BehavioralDisorder ... #Pathophysiology ... signs #psychiatry #criteria
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Symptoms (included in DSM 5 criteria) - Present during
Clinical Findings Symptoms ... included in DSM 5 criteria ... suicide Other Symptoms ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #Signs #Symptoms
Osteoarthritis (OA): Clinical findings
 • Stimulation of joint nociceptors in subchondral bone -> Pain with loading
cartilage means direct contact ... Osteoarthritis #OA #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Conduct Disorder (CD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Must have >3 symptoms present in the past
Conduct Disorder ... >18 years old, criteria ... fire setting) #Conduct ... #CD #BehavioralDisorder ... #Pathophysiology
Panic Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Social Factors
 • Parenting and infant attachment
 • Childhood illness/abuse
 •
trigger Physical Symptoms ... Psychological Symptoms ... PanicDisorder #Anxiety #BehavioralDisorder ... #Pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms
Avoidant Personality Disorder (AVPD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Restraint - Shows excessive restraint in intimate
interpersonal contact ... interpersonal contact ... Diagnosis #Psychiatry #Criteria ... #Signs #Symptoms
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Must have >4 symptoms for >6 months,
- Must have >4 symptoms ... to progress to conduct ... OppositionalDefiant #ODD #BehavioralDisorder ... #Pathophysiology ... signs #psychiatry #criteria
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
hemorrhagic rash; symptoms ... non-specific viral symptoms ... Transmitted by direct contact ... peds #pediatrics #pathophysiology
Keratoconus: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Genetics
 • Family history of keratoconus
 • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
 • Down, Turner,
Biomechanical Factors • Contact ... Keratoconus Signs / Symptoms ... #Keratoconus #pathophysiology