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Psychotic Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Mood disorder with psychotic features
 • Psychotic symptoms present exclusively during
illness > 6 months Delusional ... • Non-bizarre delusions ... Folie a Deux) • Delusions ... established similar delusion ... Algorithm #Psychiatry #Delusions
Schizophrenia spectrum disorders
Schizoaffective disorder 
•	is Schizophreniform/Schizophrenia plus Manic or depressive symptoms. 
•	Key is the finding of
finding of psychosis/delusion ... occupational functioning Delusional ... finding of psychosis/delusion ... Schizoaffective #Delusional
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Monoarthritis • Septic ... Reiter’s syndrome) Aseptic ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Joint #Disorders #msk
Mental Status Exam (MSE)
Note: The MSE is a "snapshot" of a patient at a specific time.
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) Note: The MSE ... the mnemonic "ASEPTIC ... specific themes, delusions ... anxiety about work, delusions ... evaluation #mnemonic #aseptic
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Fasciitis • Septic ... Onset • Septic ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK
Initial Evaluation and Management of Septic Shock - Algorithm

Landsberg Manual @LandsbergManual - https://amzn.to/3rEtbK8

#Septic #Shock #Sepsis #management
Management of Septic ... amzn.to/3rEtbK8 #Septic
Typical Clinical Presentations of Septic Arthritis by Pathogen and Joint Involvement

#Diagnosis #Septic #Arthritis #Differential #History #Presentation
Presentations of Septic ... #Diagnosis #Septic
Septic Arthritis - Pathogens and Clinical Clues

Staphylococcus aureus 
Streptococcal spp. 
Neisseria gonorrhoeae 
Aerobic/Anaerobic 
Gram-negative bacteria 
Brucellosis
Septic Arthritis ... Mycoplasma hominis #Septic
ASEPTIC Mnemonic for the Mental Status Examination (MSE)

A - Appearance: Hygiene, clothing, grooming, physical abnormalities
S -
ASEPTIC Mnemonic ... Status Examination (MSE ... Thoughts: Content (delusions ... executive function #ASEPTIC ... #Examination #MSE
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
TB arthritis, Septic ... Aspiration #Pseudogout #Septic