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Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Causes of Excessive ... Restless Legs Syndrome ... Hypoventilation Syndrome ... Medical/Psychiatric ... Head Trauma • Depression
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
Inflammatory pericardial syndrome ... ST-elevation or PR depression ... on ECG (4) ... pericarditis and a symptom-free ... Chronic Pericarditis
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Symptoms (included in DSM 5 criteria) - Present during
Major Depressive ... Clinical Findings Symptoms ... included in DSM 5 criteria ... MajorDepressiveDisorder #Depression ... #Psychiatry
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue ... Neurologic • Depression ... • Drug Abuse (e.g ... Fatigue Syndrome ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... Metabolic acidosis (eg ... Thyroid disease Psychiatric ... Anxiety, PTSD, Depression ... #Causes #Differential
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
in Wonderland Syndrome ... (Many causes!) ... * (most common cause ... • Epilepsy • Psychiatric ... Alice #Wonderland #Syndrome
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... (e.g. fibromyalgia ... , chronic fatigue ... factors affecting symptom ... Somatisation, Anxiety or depression
Causes of Chronic Pelvic Pain (> 6 months in duration) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Co-morbidities:
 • Somatization
Causes of Chronic ... psychological abuse • Depression ... Endometriosis • Chronic ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
point • De Winter syndrome ... • Sgarbossa criterion ... V6 • Sgarbossa criterion ... • Sgarbossa criterion ... #EKG #diagnosis
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria ... • Chronic alcoholism ... treatment can improve symptoms ... development of Korsakoff syndrome ... (chronic B1 deficiency