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Bipolar Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Disruption of emotional homeostasis
 • Oscillation between mood states
disease course Manic ... - Incr guilt, anxiety
Major Mood Disorders 
#bipolar #cyclothymia #PDD #MDD #depression #manic #mania #dysthymia
MDD #depression #manic ... #mania #dysthymia
Pediatric Mood & Anxiety Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bipolar
Mood
• Major Depressive Disorder
• Persistent Depressive Disorder
• Disruptive
Pediatric Mood & Anxiety ... • Panic Disorder ... • Generalized Anxiety ... • Separation Anxiety ... Disorder* #Mood #Anxiety
Bipolar and Mania - Causes of Elevated Mood Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bipolar I
• Manic Episode
Bipolar and Mania ... Bipolar I • Manic ... hx > 1 MDE) • MANIA ... Depressed Mood #Mania ... #Bipolar #Manic
Mental Status Exam (MSE)
Note: The MSE is a "snapshot" of a patient at a specific time.
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flight of ideas (mania ... ideation -> Ex. anxiety
Causes of Dizziness / Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lightheaded, unsteady, disoriented - Non-vertigo
Organic Disease
 • Presyncope/Vasodepressor
Depression • Anxiety ... • Panic Disorder
Panic Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Social Factors
 • Parenting and infant attachment
 • Childhood illness/abuse
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Panic Disorder: ... Disorder - Panic ... carrying anti-anxiety ... Anticipatory Anxiety ... PanicDisorder #Anxiety
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Psychiatric: • Panic ... • Generalized Anxiety
Mood Disorders - Depressed or Elevated Moods - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Major Depressive Disorder
 • 2 week
Bipolar I • Manic ... hx > 1 MDE) • MANIA ... Algorithm #Depression #Mania
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Vertigo:
 • Peripheral: Labyrinthitis, BPPV, Meniere's disease, Alternobaric
 • Central: CVA/TIA -
vision Other: • Anxiety ... disorder, Panic