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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Selective Serotonin ... Dizziness - Nausea ... #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Serotonin-Norepinephrine ... , Vomiting Serotonin ... SerotoninNorepinephrine #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Anticonvulsants as ... Systemic effect -> Nausea ... hyponatremia, rash ... #SideEffects #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
capillaries • Criteria ... • Signs/Symptoms ... • Signs/Symptoms ... - The classic signs ... - PE also reduces
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... - Causes progressive ... diagnosis: months - Criteria ... : El Escorial criteria ... uses a combination
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - For diagnosis, must have either 26
restless • Acts as ... their turn • Causes ... BehavioralDisorder #Pathophysiology ... diagnosis #symptoms #signs ... #psychiatry #criteria
Medical Conditions Causing Mania or Mania-Like Episodes: Pathogenesis
 • Bipolar Disorder -> Combination of individual, genetic,
-> Lack of B12 as ... Decrased central serotonin ... Manic #Secondary #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
fatigue Heat Rash ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... → Syncope • Signs ... heat stress • Criteria ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Serotonin Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Serotonin Syndrome: Variable combination of mental status changes, autonomic instability, and
ingestion and most cases ... Toxicity Criteria ... #Syndrome #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Bulimia Nervosa: Signs and Symptoms
Associated Psychological / Behavioural Features
 • Feelings of shame, guilt and embarrassment
Bulimia Nervosa: Signs ... complications, such as ... Sores, scars, calluses ... BulimiaNervosa #pathophysiology ... #symptoms #psychiatry