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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Neurochemical abnormalities
 • Hyper-vigilance
 • Emotional hyper-arousal
 • Exaggerated startle reflex
 • Anxiety
StressDisorder #PTSD #BehavioralDisorder ... #Pathophysiology ... symptoms #signs #psychiatry
Low Ankle Sprain: Pathomechanics and Clinical Findings

Grading Ligament Sprains
l: Minimal ligament disruption, mild swelling & tenderness,
LowAnkleSprain #Sports ... #MSK #orthopedics ... Grades #Diagnosis #pathophysiology
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - For diagnosis, must have either 26
AttentionDeficitHyperactiveDisorder #ADHD #BehavioralDisorder ... #Pathophysiology ... symptoms #signs #psychiatry
Panic Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Social Factors
 • Parenting and infant attachment
 • Childhood illness/abuse
 •
PanicDisorder #Anxiety #BehavioralDisorder ... #Pathophysiology ... symptoms #signs #psychiatry
RICE: Mechanism of Action
Rest (weight bearing or stressful motion discontinued)
Ice (applied to injury)
Compression (wrap applied to
heart) #RICE #Sports ... #pathophysiology ... #mechanism #MSK
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
> Stiffness is short-lived ... Comparison #Versus #MSK ... JointPain #Diagnosis #pathophysiology
Overuse Tendinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Intrinsic factors: Age, Body weight, Nutrition, Gender, Anatomical variations,
factors: Occupation, Sport ... #Tendinopathy #pathophysiology ... #msk
Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) - Pathophysiology 
Excessive fear of one or more social situations
 • Safety
Disorder (SAD) - Pathophysiology ... SocialAnxiety #BehavioralDisorder ... #SAD #Pathophysiology ... symptoms #signs #psychiatry
Isolated Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Feeling a "pop"
 • Acute
#ACL #Injury #MSK ... #Sports #pathophysiology
Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Classification of PCL Iniuries
 • Partial: Translation <
Some sort of end ... #PCL #Injury #MSK ... #Sports #pathophysiology