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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
• Serotonin Syndrome ... SSRI Withdrawal Syndrome ... Pathophysiology #Pharmacology ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Antidepressant Medications Decision Aid
 - The choice of depression medications in primary care is difficult as
The choice of depression ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #PrimaryCare #Psychiatry ... SNRIs #Selection #Pharmacology
Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) - Toxicology

Clinical presentation
 - Symptoms of GHB toxicity include: short term anterograde amnesia,
presentation - Symptoms ... - Symptoms of ... CNS depression ... Toxicity #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pharmacology
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Vomiting Serotonin Syndrome ... Pathophysiology #Pharmacology ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Drugs for Depression and Anxiety Disorders

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
 • Citalopram, Escitalopram, Fluoxetine, Fluvoxamine, Paroxetine, Sertraline,
Drugs for Depression ... • Anxiety and depression ... PTSD, menopause symptoms ... Medications #Table #Pharmacology ... #Management
Psychotic Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Mood disorder with psychotic features
 • Psychotic symptoms present exclusively during
• Psychotic symptoms ... during major mood syndrome ... disorder (bipolar & depressive ... • Psychotic symptoms ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Psychiatry
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome ... (PICS) Symptoms ... Anxiety, PTSD, Depression ... illness - Prior psychiatric ... PICS #diagnosis #management
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... Diagnosis and Management ... factors affecting symptom ... Somatisation, Anxiety or depression ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Management
Summary of meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy trials in BPD
https://www.cochrane.org/CD005652/BEHAV_psychological-therapies-borderline-personality-disorder
Meta-analyses of RCTs were undertaken for the following outcomes:
outcomes: BPD symptoms ... irritability, depression ... Guideline for the Management ... and 5.4 #EBM #Management ... #Pharmacology #
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Diagnosis and Management ... • Persons with psychiatric ... musculoskeletal symptoms ... Psychiatric symptoms ... disturbances • Depression