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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
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
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% ... #psychiatry #treatment ... #management
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... → Inflammation causes ... ferroportin → Decreased ... endpoint of all-cause ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management
Bipolar Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Disruption of emotional homeostasis
 • Oscillation between mood states
maintain this state Depressive ... Minimum 2 weeks - depressed ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... Signs #Symptoms #Psychiatry
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
epilepticus • Pathophysiology ... The predominant pathophysiologic ... - Respiratory depression ... intoxication include depressed ... • Pathophysiology
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 ... Diminished emotional expression ... Schizophrenia #pathophysiology ... symptoms #signs #psychiatry
Mental Status Exam (MSE)
Note: The MSE is a "snapshot" of a patient at a specific time.
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Patient's subjective impression ... affect) -> Ex. depressed ... Observer's objective impression ... , the symptoms caused ... MentalStatusExam #MSE #psychiatry
Medical Conditions Causing Mania or Mania-Like Episodes: Pathogenesis
 • Bipolar Disorder -> Combination of individual, genetic,
limbic circuitry -> Decreased ... SAM) pathway -> Decreased ... Manic #Secondary #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry