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Culture-Bound Syndromes found in DSM-5, published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA). 
#Psychiatry #Diagnosis #CulturalCompetence #CultureBound
by the American Psychiatric ... Association (APA ... #Psychiatry #Diagnosis
Trauma & Stressor Related Psychiatric Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 - Adjustment Disorder - Development of
Stressor Related Psychiatric ... - Differential Diagnosis ... or Behavioural Symptoms ... of Event Onset, Symptoms ... #Algorithm #Psychiatry
Symptoms of Depression 

Mnemonic: "A SAD FACES" 

#Mnemonic #Depression #Symptoms #ASADFACES #Diagnosis #Psychiatry
Symptoms of Depression ... Mnemonic #Depression #Symptoms ... #ASADFACES #Diagnosis ... #Psychiatry
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
Scapholunate Dissociation ... Thomas" sign to diagnosis ... scapholunate dissociation ... Scaphoid #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Assessing severity of depersonalisation and derealisation symptoms 

#Diagnosis #Management #PrimaryCare #Psychiatry #DPRD #Depersonalization #Derealization
derealisation symptoms ... #Diagnosis # ... #PrimaryCare #Psychiatry
Malignant Hyperpyrexia
A rare complciation of halothane or suxamethonium.
Predisposition to developing this is inherited (autosomal dominant).

#Malignant #Hyperpyrexia
Hyperthermia #Signs #Symptoms ... #Anesthesiology ... #Diagnosis
Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
- Differential Diagnosis ... medical problem or symptoms ... secondary gain Symptoms ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Psychiatry
Borderline Personality Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Behavioral Traits:
 • Unstable Relationships - Alternating extremes of idealization
Cognitive-Emotional: • Dissociative ... ideation or severe dissociative ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis ... #Psychiatry #Criteria ... #Signs #Symptoms
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
Atrioventricular dissociation ... it indicates AV dissociation ... Cannon #AWaves #diagnosis ... #cardiology #CVP
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... based solely on symptoms ... who never show symptoms ... patients with a diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology