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Benzodiazepines: Mechanism of Action and Side Effects
 • Decr spinal cord activity -> Muscle relaxant
Decr spinal cord activity ... amygdala-centered circuit activity ... cerebral cortex activity ... Benzodiazepines #Psychiatry
Keeping up with Atypical Antipsychotics (aka second generation antipsychotics - SGA). I'll be posting series of
their receptor activity ... #MentalHealth #Psychiatry
Medical Conditions Causing Mania or Mania-Like Episodes: Pathogenesis
 • Bipolar Disorder -> Combination of individual, genetic,
Altered Thyroid Activity ... Decreased thyroid activity ... central serotonin activity ... beta-adrenergic receptor activity ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
of dopaminergic activity ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry
Bipolar and Mania - Causes of Elevated Mood Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bipolar I
• Manic Episode
goal directed activity ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Psychiatry
Avoidant Personality Disorder (AVPD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Restraint - Shows excessive restraint in intimate
any occupational activity ... engage in any new activity ... Embarrassment prevents new activity ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis #Psychiatry
Mood Disorders - Depressed or Elevated Moods - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Major Depressive Disorder
 • 2 week
goal directed activity ... Mania #Bipolar #Psychiatry
Differential Considerations for a Seizure or Seizure-like Event
The following diagnoses may have presentations that can be
differentiate from seizure activity ... infections - Tetanus PSYCHIATRIC
STRESS RESPONSE CONTINUUM
READY: 
 • Sense of mission, Spiritually and emotionally well, Physically healthy, Emotionally available,
Emotional numbness, Activity ... diagnosis #ems #psychiatry
Mental Status Exam (MSE)
Note: The MSE is a "snapshot" of a patient at a specific time.
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- Psychomotor activity ... MentalStatusExam #MSE #psychiatry