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Panic Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Social Factors
 • Parenting and infant attachment
 • Childhood illness/abuse
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attacks (exercise, caffeine ... , alcohol, saunas ... carrying anti-anxiety ... Anticipatory Anxiety ... diagnosis #symptoms #signs
Sinus Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Autonomic System:
 • Excess Stimulation: Nicotine, Caffeine, Sympathomimetics, Anticholinergics
 • Withdrawal:
Stimulation: Nicotine, Caffeine ... • Withdrawal: Alcohol ... : Fever, Pain, Anxiety
Alcohol Withdrawal Timeline
Minor withdrawal (6 to 36 hours) - Tremulousness, mild anxiety, headache, diaphoresis, palpitations, gastrointestinal
Alcohol Withdrawal ... Tremulousness, mild anxiety ... epilepticus • Alcoholic ... and normal vital signs ... BrighamChiefs #Alcohol
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Drugs: • Alcohol ... • Caffeine ... • Generalized Anxiety
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
ILLICIT DRUGS • ALCOHOL ... NICOTINE • CAFFEINE ... PSYCHIATRIC • ANXIETY
Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
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Alcohol Use Disorder ... Recurrent use of alcohol ... - Incr in alcohol ... , seizure, and anxiety ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Signs
Increased Urinary Frequency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Non-increased urine volume (<2mL/min), Rule out polyuria
Extrinsic to Urinary Tract:
drugs: Diuretics, caffeine ... , alcohol #Urinary
Male Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erectile Dysfunction
 - Psychological
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• Performance Anxiety ... Disorder • Anxiety ... Benzodiazepines • Alcohol ... Anti-androgens • Alcohol ... Disorders • Anxiety
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Psychological Hypothesis
 • Cognitive behavioral model: Emotional disturbance arising from
maladaptive beliefs and anxiety ... Dysregulation of anxiety ... reduce obsessional anxiety ... Diagnosis #Psychiatry #Signs
Cushing Syndrome - Signs and Symptoms
Generalized: Weight gain, Slow healing of cuts, Increased risk of infections,
Cushing Syndrome - Signs ... Psychological: Depression, Anxiety ... Cushings #Syndrome #Signs