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Antidepressant Medications Decision Aid
 - The choice of depression medications in primary care is difficult as
#Management #PatientInfo ... #PrimaryCare #Psychiatry ... Antidepressants #Comparison #SideEffects
As a follow up to a previously uploaded infographic delineating indications for the widely-used induction agents
#clinical #management ... anesthesiology #sideeffects ... #treatment References ... propofol-intravenous/details/list-sideeffects ... Effects, Dosages, Treatment
Second Generation Antipsychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
(Atypical Anti-Psychotics) - Examples: Clozapine, Olanzapine, Quetiapine, Risperidone, Zotepine, Paliperidone,
considered 2nd line treatment ... SecondGeneration #Mechanisms #SideEffects ... pharmacology #diagnosis #psychiatry
SSRI Initiation
How long before increasing dose?
 • 4 wks. Initial response in 2-4 wks, max response
Initiation #depression #psychiatry ... #treatment #management
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
months or years of treatment ... months or years of treatment ... #Medications #SideEffects ... #pharmacology #management
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
illness - Prior psychiatric ... guide targeted treatments ... PICS #diagnosis #management
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Diagnosis and Management ... leukocytosis, psychiatric ... Treatment • Operable ... • Treatment of ... #treatment
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Diagnosis and Management ... • Persons with psychiatric ... Psychiatric symptoms ... vasculitis Treatment ... Nutrition #Diagnosis #Management
Patient Consent Algorithm - Can your adult patient consent?

Is there an emergency?

Does the patient have capacity
there a medical treatment ... Is the proposed treatment ... significant treatment ... Algorithm #Patient #Management ... #Psychiatry #Capacity
Adverse Effects of Radiation Therapy, with Risk Factors and Treatment Options
Psychological
 - Depression
 - Fatigue

Skin
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Risk Factors and Treatment ... #Radiation #SideEffects ... Adverse #Diagnosis #Management