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Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Neuromuscular Abnormalities ... Dysfunction, Weight gain ... SerotoninNorepinephrine #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Neuromuscular Abnormalities ... Serotonin #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Causes of Falls in the Elderly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
- Intrinsic Factors - 
Presyncope / Syncope
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Neurological / Psychiatric ... Decreased Balance • Gait ... Abnormalities ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Neurochemical abnormalities
 • Hyper-vigilance
 • Emotional hyper-arousal
 • Exaggerated startle reflex
 • Anxiety
Neurochemical abnormalities ... BehavioralDisorder #Pathophysiology ... diagnosis #symptoms #signs ... #psychiatry
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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symptoms, motor abnormalities ... (gait, strength ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK #pathophysiology ... differential #diagnosis #signs
Panic Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Social Factors
 • Parenting and infant attachment
 • Childhood illness/abuse
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axis • GABA abnormalities ... BehavioralDisorder #Pathophysiology ... diagnosis #symptoms #signs ... #psychiatry
Seasonal Affective Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Symptoms (included in the DSM-V) - Two Major Depressive episodes
Cravings - Weight Gain ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Psychiatry
Anorexia Nervosa: Complications
CARDIAC ABNORMALITIES
 - Functional: Low BP, Sinus bradycardia, prolonged QT interval
 - Structural: Reduced
Complications CARDIAC ABNORMALITIES ... mortality rates of all psychiatric ... Complications #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #psychiatry
Bulimia Nervosa: Complications
GASTROINTESTINAL
 • Dehydration & inability to digest food -> Constipation
 • Recurrent vomiting exposes
• Electrolyte abnormalities ... Complications #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #psychiatry