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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Neurochemical abnormalities
 • Hyper-vigilance
 • Emotional hyper-arousal
 • Exaggerated startle reflex
 • Anxiety
StressDisorder #PTSD #BehavioralDisorder ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis #symptoms ... #signs #psychiatry
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Mechanisms and Side Effects ... 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
Mechanisms and Side Effects ... Pathophysiology #Pharmacology ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - For diagnosis, must have either 26
have either 26 symptoms ... 2 settings - Symptoms ... level - ADHD affects ... AttentionDeficitHyperactiveDisorder #ADHD #BehavioralDisorder ... #signs #psychiatry
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Neurological deficits ... • Meningeal signs ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... and signs (e.g.
Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
 •
sensitivity to effects ... • Withdrawal symptoms ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms #Psychiatry
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
field: altitudinal defect ... • Cephalic symptoms ... Constitutional symptoms ... Doppler US : halo sign ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Panic Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Social Factors
 • Parenting and infant attachment
 • Childhood illness/abuse
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trigger Physical Symptoms ... Psychological Symptoms ... Uncontrollable fear about symptoms ... PanicDisorder #Anxiety #BehavioralDisorder ... #signs #psychiatry
Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) - Pathophysiology 
Excessive fear of one or more social situations
 • Safety
• Behavioral Symptoms ... • Cognitive Symptoms ... derealization • Physical Symptoms ... SocialAnxiety #BehavioralDisorder ... #signs #psychiatry
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Must have >4 symptoms for >6 months,
- Must have >4 symptoms ... a sibling - Symptoms ... settings - ODD affects ... OppositionalDefiant #ODD #BehavioralDisorder ... #signs #psychiatry