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Neuropathic Pain: Pharmacotherapy Selection and Effectivity Decision Aid

Figure 2 provides a comparison icon array with natural
Neuropathic Pain ... Effectivity Decision ... Aid Figure 2 ... contribute to medication ... Effectiveness #Medications
Antidepressant Medications Decision Aid
 - The choice of depression medications in primary care is difficult as
Antidepressant Medications ... Decision Aid ... of depression medications ... toxicity, burdens, and ... #PrimaryCare #Psychiatry
Schizophrenia: Pathogenesis and Symptoms
Increased dopaminergic transmission in mesolimbic projection
-> Dopaminergic neurons here project into the limbic
Symptoms Increased ... is thought to cause ... for thinking, decision-making ... is thought to cause ... #signs #psychiatry
Causes of Falls in the Elderly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
- Intrinsic Factors - 
Presyncope / Syncope
Causes of Falls ... Vestibular • Neuropathy ... Neurological / Psychiatric ... Polypharmacy - esp. > 4 medications ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
Causes of Urinary ... Easily reversible cause ... Psychological/psychiatric ... Signs of autonomic neuropathy ... anticholinergic medications
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
and Platelet Disorders ... Differential Diagnosis and ... family history - Medications ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... ), (neurologic/psychiatric
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
ischemic optic neuropathy ... Is visual loss caused ... the optic nerve caused ... by inflammation and ... #Rheumatology #Ophthalmology
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
of Peripheral Neuropathy ... Hypothyroidism • Medication-induced ... • Inflammatory/AI ... #Peripheral #Neuropathy ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
• Autonomic Neuropathy ... • Anemia • Medications ... Diuretics) • TIA • Psychiatric ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
Mydriasis and Miosis ... Diagnosis Framework Causes ... Hypothermia Causes ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology ... #causes