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Trauma & Stressor Related Psychiatric Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 - Adjustment Disorder - Development of
Related Psychiatric ... Disorders - Differential ... #Anxiety #PTSD ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Psychiatry
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Neurochemical abnormalities
 • Hyper-vigilance
 • Emotional hyper-arousal
 • Exaggerated startle reflex
 • Anxiety
Post-Traumatic Stress ... Disorder (PTSD) ... StressDisorder #PTSD ... BehavioralDisorder #Pathophysiology ... symptoms #signs #psychiatry
Pathophysiology of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome (HHS)
Absolute Insulin deficit:
 - Type I DM:
Pathophysiology ... - Type II DM pts ... under large stresses ... to insulin TX, stresses ... #dka #hhs #pathophysiology
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
Incontinence - Differential ... Psychological/psychiatric ... impaction - Stress ... Precipitated by stress ... #Incontinence #Differential
Depressed Moods - Mood Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Major Depressive Disorder
 • 2 week period, depressed
Mood Disorders - Differential ... context of specific stressor ... Bereavement #Adjustment #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Psychiatry
Pathogenesis of Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety Disorders: A maladaptive emotional state causing fear,
worry, and excessive stress, characterized by:
and excessive stress ... Anxiety #Disorders #Pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #psychiatry
Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
Somatoform Disorders - Differential ... exhibit significant distress ... Conversion #Disorders #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Psychiatry
Causes of Acute Pharyngitis
• 200 visits per year per 1000 people
   - i.e. 400
panel of 2,000 pts ... beta-hemolytic strep ... beta-hemolytic strep ... Pharyngitis #Causes #differential
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... Thyroid disease Psychiatric ... Chronic: Anxiety, PTSD ... Chronic #Causes #Differential
Mood Disorders - Depressed or Elevated Moods - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Major Depressive Disorder
 • 2 week
Elevated Moods - Differential ... context of specific stressor ... Depressed #Elevated #Differential ... Mania #Bipolar #Psychiatry