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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 ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cyclothymia • Symptoms ... #Psychiatry #Causes
Medical Conditions Causing Mania or Mania-Like Episodes: Pathogenesis
 • Bipolar Disorder -> Combination of individual, genetic,
demyelination alters ... regulation • Altered ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic for Causes of Altered Mental Status
A - Alcohol, Acidosis, Ammonia, Arrhythmia
E -
for Causes of Altered ... hypoglycemia) P - Psychiatric ... #Causes #Altered ... encephalopathy #diagnosis ... #differential #
Mental Status Exam (MSE)
Note: The MSE is a "snapshot" of a patient at a specific time.
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flight of ideas (mania ... of illness, the symptoms ... caused by it, and ... MentalStatusExam #MSE #psychiatry ... #diagnosis #evaluation
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Syncope • Signs/Symptoms ... instability, Confusion, Altered ... #diagnosis #causes
Serotonin Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Serotonin Syndrome: Variable combination of mental status changes, autonomic instability, and
ingestion and most cases ... amphetamines) • Altered ... Serotonin Toxicity Criteria ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry ... #Symptoms
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Miserly - Lack of generosity when it
themselves; hoard in case ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis ... #Psychiatry #Criteria ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Mnemonic #SCRIMPER