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Pediatric Mood & Anxiety Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bipolar
Mood
• Major Depressive Disorder
• Persistent Depressive Disorder
• Disruptive
Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Anxiety #Disorders ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes ... Peds #Pediatrics #Psychiatry
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Shift Work) Sleep ... Syndrome Medical/Psychiatric ... Parkinson's, MS) ... Depression • Anxiety ... #Algorithm #Causes
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Algorithm May ... • Cocaine - Psychiatric ... • Generalized Anxiety ... Disorder #Arrhythmias ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Dizziness / Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lightheaded, unsteady, disoriented - Non-vertigo
Organic Disease
 • Presyncope/Vasodepressor
Causes of Dizziness ... Problem • Drugs Psychiatric ... Depression • Anxiety ... • Panic Disorder ... #Algorithm #Causes
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Neurologic/Psychiatric ... • Anxiety ... • Somatoform Disorder ... #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... • HYPOXIA PSYCHIATRIC ... • ANXIETY DISORDER ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Anxiety Disorders Associated with Panic - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Panic Disorder - Recurrent, Unexpected Panic Attacks
Specific Phobia
Anxiety Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Panic ... Work or School) ... #Algorithm #Psychiatry
Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
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Alcohol Use Disorder ... role obligations (work ... , seizure, and anxiety ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... Signs #Symptoms #Psychiatry
Causes of School Difficulties - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Social Skills Deficit and Atypical Behaviour
• Consider Autism Spectrum
Causes of School ... Algorithm Social ... Abuse • Trauma Psychiatric ... Illness • Anxiety ... #Algorithm #Causes
Mental Status Exam (MSE)
Note: The MSE is a "snapshot" of a patient at a specific time.
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) Note: The MSE ... ideation -> Ex. anxiety ... about work, delusions ... , the symptoms caused ... #psychiatry #diagnosis