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Depressed Moods - Mood Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Major Depressive Disorder
 • 2 week period, depressed
Algorithm Major Depressive ... everyday Persistent Depressive ... #Depression #Depressive ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Psychiatry ... #Causes
Mood Disorders - Depressed or Elevated Moods - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Major Depressive Disorder
 • 2 week
or Elevated Moods ... Algorithm Major Depressive ... everyday Persistent Depressive ... MANIA: 1 week elevated ... Mania #Bipolar #Psychiatry
Bipolar and Mania - Causes of Elevated Mood Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bipolar I
• Manic Episode
Bipolar and Mania - Causes ... of Elevated Mood ... Hypomanic Episodes and Depressed ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Psychiatry ... #Causes
Causes of Falls in the Elderly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
- Intrinsic Factors - 
Presyncope / Syncope
Causes of Falls ... Neurological / Psychiatric ... Cognition • Depression ... • Weakness • Decreased ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
SSRI Initiation
How long before increasing dose?
 • 4 wks. Initial response in 2-4 wks, max response
transient Gl upset (nausea ... Subsequent: decreased ... • Depression: 50% ... SSRI #Initiation #depression ... #psychiatry #treatment
Bipolar Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Disruption of emotional homeostasis
 • Oscillation between mood states
hospitalization - elevated ... maintain this state Depressive ... Minimum 2 weeks - depressed ... Signs #Symptoms #Psychiatry
Medical Conditions Causing Mania or Mania-Like Episodes: Pathogenesis
 • Bipolar Disorder -> Combination of individual, genetic,
Abnormalities of amine ... limbic circuitry -> Decreased ... SAM) pathway -> Decreased ... Manic #Secondary #Causes ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry
Mental Status Exam (MSE)
Note: The MSE is a "snapshot" of a patient at a specific time.
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Patient's subjective impression ... affect) -> Ex. depressed ... Observer's objective impression ... , the symptoms caused ... MentalStatusExam #MSE #psychiatry
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... Opposing leads ST depression ... segment becomes elevated ... voltage Other Causes ... cardiology #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Intake:
 • GI illness (upper and lower)
 • Psychiatric (Depression,
Diagnosis Algorithm Decreased ... and lower) • Psychiatric ... (Depression, eating ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes