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Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
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Alcohol Use Disorder ... to effects of EtOH ... • Withdrawal symptoms ... , seizure, and anxiety ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Pediatric Mood & Anxiety Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bipolar
Mood
• Major Depressive Disorder
• Persistent Depressive Disorder
• Disruptive
Pediatric Mood & Anxiety ... * Anxiety • Panic ... • Generalized Anxiety ... • Separation Anxiety ... #Anxiety #Disorders
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Medications/Toxins: • ETOH ... Psychiatric: • Panic disorder ... /Anxiety • Somatization ... associated with anxiety ... AVNRT Red Flag Symptoms
Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
medical problem or symptoms ... secondary gain Symptoms ... Produced • Illness Anxiety ... is a physical symptom ... - Multiple symptoms
Trauma & Stressor Related Psychiatric Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 - Adjustment Disorder - Development of
Related Psychiatric Disorders ... - Adjustment Disorder ... or Behavioural Symptoms ... of Event Onset, Symptoms ... Trauma #Stressor #Anxiety
Drugs for Depression and Anxiety Disorders

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
 • Citalopram, Escitalopram, Fluoxetine, Fluvoxamine, Paroxetine, Sertraline,
Depression and Anxiety ... Vilazodone • Anxiety ... Levomilnacipran • Anxiety ... PTSD, menopause symptoms ... #Depression #Anxiety
Obsessive-Compulsive & Related Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Non-Specific Obsessions and/or Compulsions
 - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder -
Obsessive-Compulsive & Related Disorders ... Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ... to Neutralize Anxiety ... Body Dysmorphic Disorder ... - Excoriation Disorder
Psychotic Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Mood disorder with psychotic features
 • Psychotic symptoms present exclusively during
Psychotic Disorders ... Algorithm Mood disorder ... • Psychotic symptoms ... Schizoaffective disorder ... • Psychotic symptoms
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Shift Work) Sleep Disorders ... Limb Movement Disorder ... Medical/Psychiatric Disorders ... • Neurologic Disorders ... Depression • Anxiety
Schizophrenia spectrum disorders
Schizoaffective disorder 
•	is Schizophreniform/Schizophrenia plus Manic or depressive symptoms. 
•	Key is the finding of
or depressive symptoms ... • 1 day of symptoms ... • Symptoms present ... • Symptoms present ... • Symptoms present