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Psychotic Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Mood disorder with psychotic features
 • Psychotic symptoms present exclusively during
- Differential ... • Psychotic symptoms ... (bipolar & depressive ... • Psychotic symptoms ... #Differential #
Mood Disorders - Depressed or Elevated Moods - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Major Depressive Disorder
 • 2 week
Elevated Moods - Differential ... loss < 2 months Bipolar ... harmful activities Bipolar ... Cyclothymia • Symptoms ... Depressed #Elevated #Differential
Bipolar and Mania - Causes of Elevated Mood Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bipolar I
• Manic Episode
Bipolar and Mania ... Elevated Mood Disorders ... - Differential ... Cyclothymia • Symptoms ... MoodDisorders #Elevated #Differential
Bipolar Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Disruption of emotional homeostasis
 • Oscillation between mood states
Bipolar Disorder ... behaviours #Bipolar ... #Disorder #MoodDisorders ... Pathophysiology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Psychiatry
Exogenous Testosterone Side Effects
 • Mood disorder, Depression, Aggression
 • ↑ Erythropoiesis
 • Hypogonadism +/-BPH, prostate
Effects • Mood disorder ... adverse #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #steroids ... #endocrinology
SNOOP mnemonic may catch potentially life-threatening headaches
Systemic signs and disorders
Neurologic symptoms
Onset new or changed & patient
headaches Systemic signs ... and disorders ... Neurologic symptoms ... mnemonic #headaches #Differential
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophil Disorders ... workup for specific symptoms ... organ-specific signs ... or symptoms (eg ... #Algorithm #Differential
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Infiltrative Disorders ... autoimmune endocrine disorder ... Reduced libido • Signs ... addisons #disease #endocrinology ... #diagnosis #signs
Clinically Important Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency States
Fat-soluble Vitamins: 
 • Vitamin A - Xerophthalmia, night blindness,
- Coagulation disorder ... Vitamins #Deficiency #differential ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #nutrition
Symptoms and Signs of Hypocalcemia
Muscular: Weakness, fatigue, Spasms, cramps
Neurologic: Tetany, Chvostek sign, Trousseau sign, Circumoral and
Symptoms and Signs ... , Trousseau sign ... Extrapyramidal disorders ... #Hypocalcemia #Symptoms ... #endocrinology