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Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
- Differential Diagnosis ... Motivation is primary gain ... Motivation is secondary gain ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Psychiatry
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
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Dysfunction, Weight gain ... Incr NE: Nausea ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Symptoms of Depression 

Mnemonic: "A SAD FACES" 

#Mnemonic #Depression #Symptoms #ASADFACES #Diagnosis #Psychiatry
Symptoms of Depression ... Mnemonic #Depression #Symptoms ... #ASADFACES #Diagnosis ... #Psychiatry
Causes of Falls in the Elderly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
- Intrinsic Factors - 
Presyncope / Syncope
Causes of Falls ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Neurological / Psychiatric ... Decreased Balance • Gait ... #Algorithm #Causes
Dropped Foot Gait - Paralysis of Dorsal Flexion of the Foot.
When trying to walk the tip
Dropped Foot Gait ... avoid this, he raises ... This type of gait ... peroneal nerve, which causes ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Assessing severity of depersonalisation and derealisation symptoms 

#Diagnosis #Management #PrimaryCare #Psychiatry #DPRD #Depersonalization #Derealization
derealisation symptoms ... #Diagnosis # ... #PrimaryCare #Psychiatry
Approach to Nausea / Vomiting - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Gastrointestinal 
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Approach to Nausea ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Disorders • Other Causes ... • Functional/Psychiatric ... #Differential #Diagnosis
SSRI Initiation
How long before increasing dose?
 • 4 wks. Initial response in 2-4 wks, max response
transient Gl upset (nausea ... cross-titration need to wait ... Paroxetine: Weight gain ... Initiation #depression #psychiatry
Labyrinthitis 
Vestibular neuritis + unilateral hearing loss = Labyrinthitis 
1) Vertigo (severe) 
2) Gait instability 
3)
(severe) 2) Gait ... instability 3) Nausea ... Labyrinthitis #Diagnosis ... #Symptoms #Signs