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Trauma & Stressor Related Psychiatric Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 - Adjustment Disorder - Development of
Stressor Related Psychiatric ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... or Behavioural Symptoms ... Trauma #Stressor #Anxiety ... #Psychiatry
Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Produced • Illness Anxiety ... - Neurologic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Psychiatry
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Syndrome Medical/Psychiatric ... DisordersNeurologic ... Depression • Anxiety ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Neurochemical abnormalities
 • Hyper-vigilance
 • Emotional hyper-arousal
 • Exaggerated startle reflex
 • Anxiety
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder ... startle reflex • Anxiety ... BehavioralDisorder #Pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms ... #signs #psychiatry
Causes of Dizziness / Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lightheaded, unsteady, disoriented - Non-vertigo
Organic Disease
 • Presyncope/Vasodepressor
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Problem • Drugs Psychiatric ... Depression • Anxiety ... • Panic Disorder ... Lightheadedness #Neurology
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Symptoms (included in DSM 5 criteria) - Present during
Major Depressive Disorder ... Seasonal Affective Disorder ... partum onset) - Anxiety ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Cocaine - Psychiatric ... • Generalized Anxiety ... Disorder #Arrhythmias ... #Cardiology #Differential
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
• Trauma - Neurologic ... /Psychiatric ... • Anxiety/Panic ... • Somatoform Disorder ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
 •
Alcohol Use Disorder ... • Withdrawal symptoms ... , seizure, and anxiety ... AlcoholUseDisorder #EtOH #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry
Bipolar Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Disruption of emotional homeostasis
 • Oscillation between mood states
Bipolar Disorder ... - Incr guilt, anxiety ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Psychiatry