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Psychotic Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Mood disorder with psychotic features
 • Psychotic symptoms present exclusively during
illness 1-6 months Schizophrenia ... illness > 6 months Delusional ... • Non-bizarre delusions ... Folie a Deux) • Delusions ... established similar delusion
Schizophrenia spectrum disorders
Schizoaffective disorder 
•	is Schizophreniform/Schizophrenia plus Manic or depressive symptoms. 
•	Key is the finding of
Schizophrenia spectrum ... finding of psychosis/delusion ... occupational functioning Delusional ... finding of psychosis/delusion ... Schizoaffective #Delusional
Schizophrenia: Pathogenesis and Symptoms
Increased dopaminergic transmission in mesolimbic projection
-> Dopaminergic neurons here project into the limbic
Schizophrenia: Pathogenesis ... Positive Symptoms of Schizophrenia ... : • Delusions ... usually auditory in schizophrenia ... asociality #Schizophrenia
DSM-5 Criteria for Schizophrenia 

- Two or more of the following are present for a significant
5 Criteria for Schizophrenia ... Delusions 2. ... Diagnosis #Psychiatry #Schizophrenia
Mental Status Exam (MSE)
Note: The MSE is a "snapshot" of a patient at a specific time.
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disorganized (schizophrenia ... specific themes, delusions ... anxiety about work, delusions
Long-Acting Injectable (LAI) - Atypical Antipsychotics 
INVEGA TRINZA 3 MONTHS 
ARISTADA 2 MONTHS 
INVEGA 1 MONTH
SUSTENNA
the treatment of schizophrenia ... having uncontrolled schizophrenia
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Vertigo:
 • Peripheral: Labyrinthitis, BPPV, Meniere's disease, Alternobaric
 • Central: CVA/TIA -
Panic disorder, Schizophrenia
Carbamazepine Toxicity

Carbamazepine (CBZ) is an antiepileptic drug commonly prescribed for seizure disorders, trigeminal neuralgia, neuropathic pain,
neuropathic pain, schizophrenia
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Psychiatric Disease: • Delusions
Recommended Follow-up of Treated Syphilis Cases

EVIDENCE OF TREATMENT FAILURE OR POSSIBLE REINFECTION
• Persistence or recurrence of
to decrease 2 dilutions ... decrease at least 2 dilutions