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Bipolar and Mania - Causes of Elevated Mood Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bipolar I
• Manic Episode
- Causes of Elevated ... Mood Disorders - Differential ... Cyclothymia • Symptoms ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Psychiatry ... #Causes
DIG FAST Mnemonic - Symptoms of a Manic Episode in Bipolar Disease

D - Distractibility
I - Impulsivity
DIG FAST Mnemonic ... - Symptoms of a ... Thoughtlessness #DIGFAST #Mnemonic ... #Symptoms #Signs ... Diagnosis #Bipolar #Psychiatry
Medical Conditions Causing Mania or Mania-Like Episodes: Pathogenesis
 • Bipolar Disorder -> Combination of individual, genetic,
Conditions Causing Mania ... or Mania-Like Episodes ... #Manic #Secondary ... #Causes #Differential ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry
Mood Disorders - Depressed or Elevated Moods - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Major Depressive Disorder
 • 2 week
Elevated Moods - Differential ... Bipolar I • Manic ... Cyclothymia • Symptoms ... Depressed #Elevated #Differential ... #Bipolar #Psychiatry
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic for Causes of Altered Mental Status
A - Alcohol, Acidosis, Ammonia, Arrhythmia
E -
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic ... for Causes of Altered ... hypoglycemia) P - Psychiatric ... #Causes #Altered ... encephalopathy #diagnosis #differential
TRAUMA Mnemonic for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms

T - Traumatic Experience - A Traumatic event occurred
TRAUMA Mnemonic ... distressing and cause ... A simple mnemonic ... the diagnostic criteria ... PostTraumatic #Traumatic #Psychiatry
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
Causes of Urinary ... Incontinence - Differential ... Psychological/psychiatric ... #Incontinence #Differential ... #DIAPPERS #Mnemonic
Borderline Personality Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Behavioral Traits:
 • Unstable Relationships - Alternating extremes of idealization
experienced BPD Mnemonic ... the above with symptoms ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis #Psychiatry ... #Criteria #Signs ... #Symptoms #Mnemonic
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... Platelet Disorders - Differential ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... ), (neurologic/psychiatric ... Platelet #Disorders #Differential
Mental Status Exam (MSE)
Note: The MSE is a "snapshot" of a patient at a specific time.
You
You can use the mnemonic ... flight of ideas (mania ... of illness, the symptoms ... caused by it, and ... MentalStatusExam #MSE #psychiatry