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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Neurochemical abnormalities
 • Hyper-vigilance
 • Emotional hyper-arousal
 • Exaggerated startle reflex
 • Anxiety
Stress Disorder (PTSD ... of trauma • Avoidance ... StressDisorder #PTSD
TRAUMA Mnemonic for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms

T - Traumatic Experience - A Traumatic event occurred
Stress Disorder (PTSD ... A - Avoidance Symptoms ... - Avoidance and ... and persistent avoidance ... .174.6.424 #TRAUMA #PTSD
DSM-5 Criteria for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or
Stress Disorder (PTSD ... event Persistent avoidance ... Diagnosis #Psychiatry #PTSD
Personality Disorders - Clusters
Cluster A 
 - Schizotypal
 - Paranoid 
 - Schizoid 
Cluster B
Dependent - Avoidant
Effects of Prostaglandins and NSAIDs on the Kidney
Effects of Prostaglandins on the Kidney:
 • The vasodilatory
recommend the avoidance ... 30 and complete avoidance
Trauma & Stressor Related Psychiatric Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 - Adjustment Disorder - Development of
Stressor #Anxiety #PTSD
Drugs for Depression and Anxiety Disorders

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
 • Citalopram, Escitalopram, Fluoxetine, Fluvoxamine, Paroxetine, Sertraline,
Obsessive-compulsive disorder, PTSD ... fibromyalgia, PTSD
Avoidant Personality Disorder (AVPD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Restraint - Shows excessive restraint in intimate
Avoidant Personality ... inferior #AVPD #Avoidant
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Avoid in pts w/ ... Avoid in pts with ... Contraindications: Pts
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
breathing, thereby avoiding