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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 ... Steroid #Conversion #Table
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
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
of dopaminergic activity ... Systemic effect -> Nausea ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Cardiovascular Causes ... Infarction • Stable ... / Mediastinal Causes ... Sarcoidosis Other Causes ... - Neurologic/Psychiatric
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Causes of Excessive ... Syndrome Medical/Psychiatric ... Parkinson's, MS) ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
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
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Increased Pain with Activity ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK ... Case description ... exacerbated with activity ... NOT OSD in all cases ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk
Mental Status Exam (MSE)
Note: The MSE is a "snapshot" of a patient at a specific time.
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Mental Status Exam (MSE ... ) Note: The MSE ... - Psychomotor activity ... , the symptoms caused ... #psychiatry #diagnosis
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... Allergen-specific lgE causes ... tissues where they activate ... Antigen-presenting cells activate ... types #allergy #table