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Bipolar and Mania - Causes of Elevated Mood Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bipolar I
• Manic Episode
- Causes of Elevated ... Mood Disorders ... Cyclothymia • Symptoms ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Psychiatry ... #Causes
Bipolar Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Disruption of emotional homeostasis
 • Oscillation between mood states
Bipolar Disorder ... behaviours #Bipolar ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Psychiatry
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
seizure, relapse of bipolar ... disorder • Inhibition ... Systemic effect -> Nausea ... #SideEffects #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Dizziness - Nausea ... Serotonin #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology # ... SideEffects #Psychiatry ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
gain Incr NE: Nausea ... SerotoninNorepinephrine #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology # ... SideEffects #Psychiatry ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
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Alcohol Use Disorder ... • Withdrawal symptoms ... , tachycardia, nausea ... AlcoholUseDisorder #EtOH #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry
Medical Conditions Causing Mania or Mania-Like Episodes: Pathogenesis
 • Bipolar Disorder -> Combination of individual, genetic,
Pathogenesis • Bipolar ... Disorder -> Combination ... Manic #Secondary #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
• Persons with psychiatric ... musculoskeletal symptoms ... Psychiatric symptoms ... , or any other cause ... #AscorbicAcid #Pathophysiology
Lithium Therapy for Bipolar Disorder 
Toxicity Levels: 
 - Mild (1-1.5 mEq/L) 
 - Moderate (1.6-2.5
Disorder Toxicity ... gain Toxicity Symptoms ... experience a variety of symptoms ... #Toxicity #Pharmacology ... #Psychiatry
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - For diagnosis, must have either 26
Deficit Hyperactive Disorder ... have either 26 symptoms ... their turn • Causes ... BehavioralDisorder #Pathophysiology ... #signs #psychiatry