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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors ... Dizziness - Nausea ... SSRIs #Serotonin #Inhibitors ... #Pathophysiology ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors ... gain Incr NE: Nausea ... SerotoninNorepinephrine #Inhibitors ... #Pathophysiology ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry
Benzodiazepines: Mechanism of Action and Side Effects
 • Decr spinal cord activity -> Muscle relaxant
Decr cerebral cortex ... Benzodiazepines #Psychiatry ... #Pharmacology #pathophysiology
Schizophrenia: Pathogenesis and Symptoms
Increased dopaminergic transmission in mesolimbic projection
-> Dopaminergic neurons here project into the limbic
is thought to cause ... into the cerebral cortex ... is thought to cause ... Schizophrenia #pathophysiology ... symptoms #signs #psychiatry
The Neuroanatomy and Physiology of Emotion
 • Thalamus
 • Primary and Association Cortices
 • The Prefrontal
The Prefrontal Cortex ... #Neuroanatomy #pathophysiology ... #psychiatry #limbicsystem
Keratoconus: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Genetics
 • Family history of keratoconus
 • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
 • Down, Turner,
Decr Protease inhibitors ... Bilateral, asymmetric corneal ... degeneration, and cone-shaped ... Rizutti's Sign • Corneal ... #Keratoconus #pathophysiology
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
URT inflammation causes ... severe swelling causes ... severe swelling causes ... conjunctivitis, coryza ... peds #pediatrics #pathophysiology
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Systemic effect -> Nausea ... #SideEffects #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
Medical Conditions Causing Mania or Mania-Like Episodes: Pathogenesis
 • Bipolar Disorder -> Combination of individual, genetic,
circuitry -> Decreased Inhibitory ... Manic #Secondary #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry
Addictions: Pathogenesis

Mesolimbic Dopaminergic Pathway:
 • Dopaminergic neurons in Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA) in midbrain under continuous
the prefrontal cortex ... Drug #Addiction #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry #Mesolimbic