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Depressed Moods - Mood Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Major Depressive Disorder
 • 2 week period, depressed
Algorithm Major Depressive ... everyday Persistent Depressive ... #Depression #Depressive ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Psychiatry ... #Causes
Causes of Depressed / Lethargic Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Related:
 • Drugs (Ex. SSRI)
 •
Causes of Depressed ... Syndrome • Birth Asphyxia ... Hypoglycemia #Depressed ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Mood Disorders - Depressed or Elevated Moods - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Major Depressive Disorder
 • 2 week
Mood Disorders - Depressed ... Algorithm Major Depressive ... everyday Persistent Depressive ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Depression ... Mania #Bipolar #Psychiatry
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Symptoms (included in DSM 5 criteria) - Present during
Major Depressive ... concentration - Depressed ... MajorDepressiveDisorder #Depression ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... Signs #Symptoms #Psychiatry
Causes of Falls in the Elderly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
- Intrinsic Factors - 
Presyncope / Syncope
Causes of Falls ... Neurological / Psychiatric ... Cognition • Depression ... • Weakness • Decreased ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Pediatric Mood & Anxiety Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bipolar
Mood
• Major Depressive Disorder
• Persistent Depressive Disorder
• Disruptive
Mood • Major Depressive ... • Persistent Depressive ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... Peds #Pediatrics #Psychiatry
SSRI Initiation
How long before increasing dose?
 • 4 wks. Initial response in 2-4 wks, max response
transient Gl upset (nausea ... Subsequent: decreased ... • Depression: 50% ... SSRI #Initiation #depression ... #psychiatry #treatment
Benzodiazepines: Mechanism of Action and Side Effects
 • Decr spinal cord activity -> Muscle relaxant
-> Respiratory Depression ... Benzodiazepines #Psychiatry ... #Pharmacology #pathophysiology
Causes of Dizziness / Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lightheaded, unsteady, disoriented - Non-vertigo
Organic Disease
 • Presyncope/Vasodepressor
Causes of Dizziness ... Problem • Drugs Psychiatric ... Disease • Depression ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Bipolar and Mania - Causes of Elevated Mood Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bipolar I
• Manic Episode
Bipolar and Mania - Causes ... Grandiosity 2) Decreased ... Hypomanic Episodes and Depressed ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Psychiatry ... #Causes