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Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
- Differential ... presents with complex medical ... Produced • Illness Anxiety ... Disorder - Focus ... #Psychiatry
Trauma & Stressor Related Psychiatric Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 - Adjustment Disorder - Development of
Stressor Related Psychiatric ... Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Trauma #Stressor #Anxiety ... #Psychiatry
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Daytime Sleepiness - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypoventilation Syndrome Medical ... /Psychiatric Disorders ... Depression • Anxiety
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Psychological Hypothesis
 • Cognitive behavioral model: Emotional disturbance arising from
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder ... behavioural or mental ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis ... #Psychiatry #Signs ... #Symptoms
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Neurochemical abnormalities
 • Hyper-vigilance
 • Emotional hyper-arousal
 • Exaggerated startle reflex
 • Anxiety
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder ... startle reflex • Anxiety ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #symptoms #signs ... #psychiatry
Summary of meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy trials in BPD
https://www.cochrane.org/CD005652/BEHAV_psychological-therapies-borderline-personality-disorder
Meta-analyses of RCTs were undertaken for the following outcomes:
outcomes: BPD symptoms ... irritability, depression, anxiety ... National Health and Medical ... with ‘treatment ... Effectiveness #Table
Bipolar Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Disruption of emotional homeostasis
 • Oscillation between mood states
mood - Primary treatment ... - Incr guilt, anxiety ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis ... Pathophysiology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Psychiatry
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
incidentally during medical ... glucocorticoid treatment ... organ-specific signs ... #Algorithm #Differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Symptoms (included in DSM 5 criteria) - Present during
Major Depressive Disorder ... partum onset) - Anxiety ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis ... Pathophysiology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Psychiatry
Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
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Alcohol Use Disorder ... , seizure, and anxiety ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Psychiatry