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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
Diagnosis and Treatment of Common Causes of Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA)

#Pulseless #Electrical #Activity #PEA #Differential #Diagnosis
Treatment of Common Causes ... Pulseless Electrical Activity ... Pulseless #Electrical #Activity
Approach to Nausea / Vomiting - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Gastrointestinal 
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Approach to Nausea ... Disorders • Other Causes ... • Functional/Psychiatric ... /AnthonyXuMD #Nausea
Bipolar and Mania - Causes of Elevated Mood Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bipolar I
• Manic Episode
Bipolar and Mania - Causes ... goal directed activity ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Psychiatry ... #Causes
Keeping up with Atypical Antipsychotics (aka second generation antipsychotics - SGA). I'll be posting series of
their receptor activity ... #MentalHealth #Psychiatry
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
of dopaminergic activity ... Systemic effect -> Nausea ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry
Pediatric Mood & Anxiety Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bipolar
Mood
• Major Depressive Disorder
• Persistent Depressive Disorder
• Disruptive
Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... Peds #Pediatrics #Psychiatry
Systemic Glucocorticoid Dose Equivalents. 

Note: approximate equivalent dose is based on anti-inflammatory potency. Fludrocortisone is not
mineralocorticoid activity ... anti-inflammatory activity ... chemotherapy induced nausea ... (postoperative nausea
Medical Conditions Causing Mania or Mania-Like Episodes: Pathogenesis
 • Bipolar Disorder -> Combination of individual, genetic,
Altered Thyroid Activity ... Decreased thyroid activity ... central serotonin activity ... Manic #Secondary #Causes ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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breathing Pulmonary Causes ... PVFM) Cardiac Causes ... Hematologic Causes ... acidosis of any cause ... • Sepsis • Psychiatric