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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Neurochemical abnormalities
 • Hyper-vigilance
 • Emotional hyper-arousal
 • Exaggerated startle reflex
 • Anxiety
Stress Disorder (PTSD ... StressDisorder #PTSD ... #BehavioralDisorder
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
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
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
inflammatory cells) Clinical ... fatal in 10% of pts
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - For diagnosis, must have either 26
Pathogenesis and clinical ... AttentionDeficitHyperactiveDisorder #ADHD #BehavioralDisorder
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Specific for critical ... Serial EKGS in pts
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated aortic
considered in pts ... Echocardiogram #clinical
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
malignancy (HM) pts ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... useful in high risk pts ... non-neutropenic pts ... recipients, CGD pts
Mitral Valve Vegetations on Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Surgery may be considered in pts with large (>15 mm) isolated
considered in pts ... Echocardiogram #clinical