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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Dizziness - Nausea ... Serotonin #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology #SideEffects ... #Psychiatry #Diagnosis
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea ... gain Incr NE: Nausea ... SerotoninNorepinephrine #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology #SideEffects ... #Psychiatry #Diagnosis
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Systemic effect -> Nausea ... MoodStabilizers #Mechanism #SideEffects ... #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... practices that could cause ... ), (neurologic/psychiatric ... or if a primary hematologic ... #Workup #hematology
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
PVFM) Cardiac Causes ... effusion/Tamponade Hematologic ... Causes of Tachypnea ... acidosis of any cause ... • Sepsis • Psychiatric
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
URT inflammation causes ... severe swelling causes ... invade URT & via hematologic ... CNS and hematologic ... peds #pediatrics #pathophysiology
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Systemic and Primary Causes ... Myelodisplastic syndrome Psychiatric ... #generalized #dermatology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Erythroderma - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Extensive cutaneous capillary dilation, results in widespread exfoliation of the
Pathophysiology: ... Causes: 1) Exfoliative ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Schizophrenia: Pathogenesis and Symptoms
Increased dopaminergic transmission in mesolimbic projection
-> Dopaminergic neurons here project into the limbic
is thought to cause ... is thought to cause ... Schizophrenia #pathophysiology ... symptoms #signs #psychiatry
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
, and/or limbs caused ... FirstGeneration #Mechanisms #SideEffects ... pharmacology #diagnosis #psychiatry