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Bipolar and Mania - Causes of Elevated Mood Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bipolar I
• Manic Episode
- Causes of Elevated ... Grandiosity 2) Decreased ... Hypomanic Episodes and Depressed ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Psychiatry ... #Causes
Mood Disorders - Depressed or Elevated Moods - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Major Depressive Disorder
 • 2 week
Algorithm Major Depressive ... Bipolar I • Manic ... hx > 1 MDE) • MANIA ... #Mania #Bipolar ... #Psychiatry
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
Medical Conditions Causing Mania or Mania-Like Episodes: Pathogenesis
 • Bipolar Disorder -> Combination of individual, genetic,
Conditions Causing Mania ... or Mania-Like Episodes ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry
Bipolar Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Disruption of emotional homeostasis
 • Oscillation between mood states
disease course Manic ... maintain this state Depressive ... Minimum 2 weeks - depressed ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... Signs #Symptoms #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
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
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 ... flight of ideas (mania ... , the symptoms caused ... MentalStatusExam #MSE #psychiatry
Seasonal Affective Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Symptoms (included in the DSM-V) - Two Major Depressive episodes
DSM-V) - Two Major Depressive ... change from major depression ... to mania or hypomania ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... Signs #Symptoms #Psychiatry