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Depressed Moods - Mood Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Major Depressive Disorder
 • 2 week period, depressed
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Major Depressive ... #Depressive #Bereavement ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Psychiatry #Causes
Pediatric Mood & Anxiety Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bipolar
Mood
• Major Depressive Disorder
• Persistent Depressive Disorder
• Disruptive
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Mood • Major Depressive ... • Persistent Depressive ... #Causes #Peds # ... Pediatrics #Psychiatry
Causes of Dizziness / Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lightheaded, unsteady, disoriented - Non-vertigo
Organic Disease
 • Presyncope/Vasodepressor
Causes of Dizziness ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Problem • Drugs Psychiatric ... Disease • Depression ... #Causes
Causes of Falls in the Elderly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
- Intrinsic Factors - 
Presyncope / Syncope
Causes of Falls ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Neurological / Psychiatric ... Cognition • Depression ... #Causes
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Causes of Excessive ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Syndrome Medical/Psychiatric ... Head Trauma • Depression ... #Causes
Mood Disorders - Depressed or Elevated Moods - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Major Depressive Disorder
 • 2 week
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Major Depressive ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Depression #Mania ... #Bipolar #Psychiatry
SSRI Initiation
How long before increasing dose?
 • 4 wks. Initial response in 2-4 wks, max response
transient Gl upset (nausea ... • Depression: 50% ... SSRI #Initiation #depression ... #psychiatry #treatment
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... ) Non-Cardiac Causes ... • Cocaine - Psychiatric ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram ... nodal conduction Uses ... - Scooping ST depression ... Digoxin #effect #Electrocardiogram
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Malignancy • Depression ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes