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Antidepressant Medications Decision Aid
 - The choice of depression medications in primary care is difficult as
The choice of depression ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #PrimaryCare #Psychiatry ... Antidepressants #Comparison #SideEffects
Summary of meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy trials in BPD
https://www.cochrane.org/CD005652/BEHAV_psychological-therapies-borderline-personality-disorder
Meta-analyses of RCTs were undertaken for the following outcomes:
irritability, depression ... Guideline for the Management ... compared the study treatment ... with ‘treatment ... and 5.4 #EBM #Management
PHQ9 Depression Severity Scores and Proposed Treatment Actions
#Diagnosis #Management #PHQ9 #Depression #Severity #Scores #Scale
PHQ9 Depression ... Scores and Proposed Treatment ... Actions #Diagnosis #Management ... #PHQ9 #Depression
SSRI Initiation
How long before increasing dose?
 • 4 wks. Initial response in 2-4 wks, max response
Depression: 50% ... SSRI #Initiation #depression ... #psychiatry #treatment ... #management
Personality Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
• Enduring pattern of experience and behaviour that deviates from cultural
Personality Disorders ... exaggerated emotional expression ... and codes) #Personality ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Psychiatry
Neuromodulators for Disorders of Gut Brain Interactions (DGBIs)
SSRIs - When anxiety, depression, and phobic features are
When anxiety, depression ... TCAs - First-line treatment ... Antidepressant - Treatment ... sleep SNRls - Treatment ... #pharmacology #management
As a follow up to a previously uploaded infographic delineating indications for the widely-used induction agents
#clinical #management ... anesthesiology #sideeffects ... #treatment References ... propofol-intravenous/details/list-sideeffects ... Effects, Dosages, Treatment
DSM 5: Elimination of the “5 Axes” Model
 • Axis I - Primary mental health disorder
exacerbation, major depressive ... • Axis II - Personality ... current and past psychiatric ... contribute to psychiatric ... Coping strategies, personality
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
Anxiety, PTSD, Depression ... illness - Prior psychiatric ... guide targeted treatments ... PICS #diagnosis #management
Toluene Poisoning - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it?  Volatile hydrocarbon, Glue or paint-sniffing, Occupational
Diagnosis and Management ... presentation Acute: CNS depression ... may be ↑ or ↓ Treatment ... Toxicology #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment