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Mood Disorders - Depressed or Elevated Moods - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Major Depressive Disorder
 • 2 week
Elevated Moods - Differential ... Algorithm Major Depressive ... context of specific stressor ... #Elevated #Differential ... #Psychiatry
Depressed Moods - Mood Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Major Depressive Disorder
 • 2 week period, depressed
Mood Disorders - Differential ... context of specific stressor ... #Depression #Depressive ... Bereavement #Adjustment #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Psychiatry
Medical Conditions Causing Mania or Mania-Like Episodes: Pathogenesis
 • Bipolar Disorder -> Combination of individual, genetic,
Conditions Causing Mania ... pathways • B12 deficiency ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry
Bipolar Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Disruption of emotional homeostasis
 • Oscillation between mood states
disease course Manic ... maintain this state Depressive ... Minimum 2 weeks - depressed ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... Signs #Symptoms #Psychiatry
Seasonal Affective Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Symptoms (included in the DSM-V) - Two Major Depressive episodes
DSM-V) - Two Major Depressive ... to mania or hypomania ... seasonal psychosocial stressor ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... Signs #Symptoms #Psychiatry
Mental Status Exam (MSE)
Note: The MSE is a "snapshot" of a patient at a specific time.
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Appearance - Grooming, dress ... Patient's subjective impression ... affect) -> Ex. depressed ... flight of ideas (mania ... MentalStatusExam #MSE #psychiatry
Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Intake:
 • GI illness (upper and lower)
 • Psychiatric (Depression,
Weight Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Decreased ... and lower) • Psychiatric ... (Depression, eating ... Cardiac/Respiratory distress