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Bipolar and Mania - Causes of Elevated Mood Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bipolar I
• Manic Episode
Bipolar and Mania - Causes ... Cyclothymia • Symptoms ... Bipolar #Manic #MoodDisorders ... #Algorithm #Psychiatry ... #Causes
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Dizziness - Nausea ... Pathophysiology #Pharmacology ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
gain Incr NE: Nausea ... Pathophysiology #Pharmacology ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Symptoms are non-specific:
 - Headache 90%
 - Nausea/vomiting 50%
 - Vertigo 50%
 - Altered
Monoxide Poisoning Symptoms ... Headache 90% - Nausea ... affected (inc pets ... Outdoors improves symptoms ... #management
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Deficiency) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Psychiatric symptoms ... beta-spectrin, which is crucial ... , or any other cause
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
Extrapyramidal Symptoms ... , and/or limbs caused ... #SideEffects #pharmacology ... #diagnosis #psychiatry
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
malignant, pediatric cases ... life • M=F Symptoms ... panic attack-type symptoms ... Less common symptoms ... leukocytosis, psychiatric
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Neurological symptoms ... the underlying cause ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... until cause identified ... #management #neurology
Kleefstra Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder, caused by a EHMT-1 gene
deletion or mutation. Most kids
genetic disorder, caused ... and behavioural/psychiatric ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #PatientInfo #Peds