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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 ... #Borderline #PersonalityDisorder ... #Diagnosis #Psychiatry
Schizotypal Personality Disorder (SPD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Cognitive-Perceptual
 • Magical thinking - Belief in paranormal or
Mnemonic: ME PECULIAR ... #Schizotypal #PersonalityDisorder ... #Diagnosis #Psychiatry ... Criteria #Signs #Symptoms ... #Mnemonic #MEPECULIAR
Complications of Measles: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • ADEM -> Fever, headache, neck stiffness, BBD, mental
Complications of ... neck stiffness, BBD ... infections #Measles #Complications ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #pathophysiology
Dependent Personality Disorder (DPD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Difficulties with Activities - Initiation Of projects
Mnemonic: RELIANCE ... #Dependent #PersonalityDisorder ... #Diagnosis #Psychiatry ... Criteria #Signs #Symptoms ... #Mnemonic #RELIANCE
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
Erythematosus #SLE #MSK ... Musculoskeletal #Complications ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
lateral hip Signs/Symptoms ... /Complications: ... FemoralHead #Fractures #msk ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Achilles Tendon Rupture - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • The Achilles tendon is 15cm long in
etiology Signs/Symptoms ... /Complications: ... TendonRupture #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... pathophysiology #msk
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
spine Signs / Symptoms ... / Complications ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #symptoms #signs
Avoidant Personality Disorder (AVPD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Restraint - Shows excessive restraint in intimate
others AVPD Mnemonic ... AVPD #Avoidant #PersonalityDisorder ... #Diagnosis #Psychiatry ... Criteria #Signs #Symptoms ... #Mnemonic #CRINGES
Mixed Urinary Incontinence: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Urgency Urinary Incontinence (UUI) -> Urinary leakage preceded by a
tumour, stone, BPH ... Incr PVR if a complication ... Pathophysiology #Signs #Symptoms ... #Urology #Diagnosis