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Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Alcohol • Caffeine ... • Generalized Anxiety ... Disorder #Arrhythmias
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
NICOTINE • CAFFEINE ... • METABOLIC DISORDER ... PSYCHIATRIC • ANXIETY ... DISORDER • SOMATISATION
Panic Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Social Factors
 • Parenting and infant attachment
 • Childhood illness/abuse
 •
Panic Disorder: ... heritability >> Panic Disorder ... attacks (exercise, caffeine ... carrying anti-anxiety ... Anticipatory Anxiety
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
Toxins: • ETOH • Caffeine ... Psychiatric: • Panic disorder ... /Anxiety • Somatization ... associated with anxiety
Trauma & Stressor Related Psychiatric Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 - Adjustment Disorder - Development of
Related Psychiatric Disorders ... - Adjustment Disorder ... - Acute Stress Disorder ... Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder ... Trauma #Stressor #Anxiety
Drugs for Depression and Anxiety Disorders

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
 • Citalopram, Escitalopram, Fluoxetine, Fluvoxamine, Paroxetine, Sertraline,
Depression and Anxiety ... Disorders Selective ... Vilazodone • Anxiety ... Levomilnacipran • Anxiety ... #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
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
Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
Somatoform Disorders ... • Factitious Disorder ... Produced • Illness Anxiety ... Disorder - Focus ... Body Dysmorphic Disorder