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HEEADSSS - for psychosocial history taking in adolescents

Home environment, Education and employment, Eating, peer-related Activities, Drugs,
Sexuality, Suicide/depression ... violence #Diagnosis ... #Screening #Peds ... #Pediatrics #HEEADSSS ... Adolescents #HEADSSS #Mnemonic
SAD PERSONS Mnemonic for Suicide Risk Assessment

S - Sex (male)
A - Age < 19 or >
SAD PERSONS Mnemonic ... 19 or > 45 D - Depression ... Risk #Assessment #Diagnosis ... #Psychiatry #Acronym ... #Screening
SIGECAPS - Depression Screening Mnemonic
S - Sleep disturbances
I - Interest decreased (anhedonia)
G - Guilt and/or feelings
SIGECAPS - Depression ... Screening Mnemonic ... #SIGECAPS #Depression ... #Screening #Mnemonic ... #psychiatry #diagnosis
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
- Differential Diagnosis ... Psychological/psychiatric ... Contraction - Signs ... Causes #DIAPPERS #Mnemonic ... #Geriatrics
Borderline Personality Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Behavioral Traits:
 • Unstable Relationships - Alternating extremes of idealization
reactivity of mood (eg ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis ... #Psychiatry #Criteria ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Mnemonic #AMSUICIDE
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
bilateral, malignant, pediatric ... Symptoms and Signs ... incidentaloma/periodic screening ... leukocytosis, psychiatric ... procedures (eg,
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis ... Neuropsychological: lethargy, depression ... Screening: ... Hypercortisolism #Diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
positive Romberg sign ... slippery surfaces • Psychiatric ... : Depression, fear ... Recurrent #Falls #Diagnosis ... Differential #Evaluation #Geriatrics