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Pediatric Mood & Anxiety Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bipolar
Mood
• Major Depressive Disorder
• Persistent Depressive Disorder
• Disruptive
Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Disorders #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... Peds #Pediatrics #Psychiatry
Trauma & Stressor Related Psychiatric Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 - Adjustment Disorder - Development of
Stressor Related Psychiatric ... Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Trauma #Stressor #Anxiety ... #Psychiatry
Pathogenesis of Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety Disorders: A maladaptive emotional state causing fear,
worry, and excessive stress, characterized by:
Pathogenesis of Anxiety ... Disorders Anxiety ... acid (GABA) #Anxiety ... #Disorders #Pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #psychiatry
Obsessive-Compulsive & Related Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Non-Specific Obsessions and/or Compulsions
 - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder -
Related Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... to Neutralize Anxiety ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Psychiatry
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Neurochemical abnormalities
 • Hyper-vigilance
 • Emotional hyper-arousal
 • Exaggerated startle reflex
 • Anxiety
startle reflex • Anxiety ... BehavioralDisorder #Pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms ... #signs #psychiatry
Causes of Dizziness / Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lightheaded, unsteady, disoriented - Non-vertigo
Organic Disease
 • Presyncope/Vasodepressor
Lightheadedness - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Problem • Drugs Psychiatric ... Depression • Anxiety ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Arrhythmias - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Cocaine - Psychiatric ... • Generalized Anxiety ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Daytime Sleepiness - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Syndrome Medical/Psychiatric ... Depression • Anxiety ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Psychological Hypothesis
 • Cognitive behavioral model: Emotional disturbance arising from
maladaptive beliefs and anxiety ... Dysregulation of anxiety ... reduce obsessional anxiety ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis ... #Psychiatry #Signs
An algorithm for the differential diagnosis of palpitations.

Major Categories: Cardiac, Pharmacologic, Metabolic, Psychiatric

#Diagnosis #Palpitations #Differential #Algorithm
algorithm for the differential ... diagnosis of palpitations ... Pharmacologic, Metabolic, Psychiatric ... #Diagnosis #Palpitations ... #Differential #