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Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Alcohol • Caffeine ... • Cocaine - Psychiatric ... • Generalized Anxiety
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
NICOTINE • CAFFEINE ... • HYPOXIA PSYCHIATRIC ... • ANXIETY DISORDER
Panic Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Social Factors
 • Parenting and infant attachment
 • Childhood illness/abuse
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attacks (exercise, caffeine ... carrying anti-anxiety ... Anticipatory Anxiety ... PanicDisorder #Anxiety ... symptoms #signs #psychiatry
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Toxins: • ETOH • Caffeine ... Hyperthyroidism • Anemia Psychiatric ... Panic disorder/Anxiety ... associated with anxiety
Depression and Anxiety in Patients with Cancer
#Cancer #Depression #Anxiety #Psychiatry #Oncology #bmj
Depression and Anxiety ... Cancer #Depression #Anxiety ... #Psychiatry #Oncology
Trauma & Stressor Related Psychiatric Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 - Adjustment Disorder - Development of
Stressor Related Psychiatric ... Trauma #Stressor #Anxiety ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Psychiatry
Pediatric Mood & Anxiety Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bipolar
Mood
• Major Depressive Disorder
• Persistent Depressive Disorder
• Disruptive
Pediatric Mood & Anxiety ... • Generalized Anxiety ... • Separation Anxiety ... Disorder* #Mood #Anxiety ... Peds #Pediatrics #Psychiatry
Sinus Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Autonomic System:
 • Excess Stimulation: Nicotine, Caffeine, Sympathomimetics, Anticholinergics
 • Withdrawal:
Stimulation: Nicotine, Caffeine ... : Fever, Pain, 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 ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis #Psychiatry
Pathogenesis of Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety Disorders: A maladaptive emotional state causing fear,
worry, and excessive stress, characterized by:
Pathogenesis of Anxiety ... Disorders Anxiety ... Predisposition to anxiety ... acid (GABA) #Anxiety ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis #psychiatry