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Trauma & Stressor Related Psychiatric Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 - Adjustment Disorder - Development of
Trauma & Stressor ... Related Psychiatric ... Disorders - Differential ... Anxiety #PTSD #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Psychiatry
Depressed Moods - Mood Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Major Depressive Disorder
 • 2 week period, depressed
Mood Disorders - Differential ... Algorithm Major Depressive ... context of specific stressor ... #Adjustment #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Psychiatry
Pediatric Mood & Anxiety Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bipolar
Mood
• Major Depressive Disorder
• Persistent Depressive Disorder
• Disruptive
Anxiety Disorders - Differential ... Mood • Major Depressive ... • Persistent Depressive ... Anxiety #Disorders #Differential ... Peds #Pediatrics #Psychiatry
Mood Disorders - Depressed or Elevated Moods - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Major Depressive Disorder
 • 2 week
Elevated Moods - Differential ... Algorithm Major Depressive ... context of specific stressor ... Depressed #Elevated #Differential ... Mania #Bipolar #Psychiatry
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Neurochemical abnormalities
 • Hyper-vigilance
 • Emotional hyper-arousal
 • Exaggerated startle reflex
 • Anxiety
Post-Traumatic Stress ... BehavioralDisorder #Pathophysiology ... symptoms #signs #psychiatry
Benzodiazepines: Mechanism of Action and Side Effects
 • Decr spinal cord activity -> Muscle relaxant
-> Respiratory Depression ... Benzodiazepines #Psychiatry ... #Pharmacology #pathophysiology
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Symptoms (included in DSM 5 criteria) - Present during
Major Depressive ... MajorDepressiveDisorder #Depression ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... Signs #Symptoms #Psychiatry
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
Incontinence - Differential ... Psychological/psychiatric ... impaction - Stress ... Precipitated by stress ... #Incontinence #Differential
Causes of Dizziness / Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lightheaded, unsteady, disoriented - Non-vertigo
Organic Disease
 • Presyncope/Vasodepressor
Lightheadedness - Differential ... Problem • Drugs Psychiatric ... Disease • Depression ... Lightheadedness #Neurology #Differential
Causes of Falls in the Elderly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
- Intrinsic Factors - 
Presyncope / Syncope
the Elderly - Differential ... Neurological / Psychiatric ... Cognition • Depression ... Elderly #Geriatrics #Differential