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Trauma & Stressor Related Psychiatric Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 - Adjustment Disorder - Development of
Stressor Related Psychiatric ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Trauma #Stressor #Anxiety ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Psychiatry
Pediatric Mood & Anxiety Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bipolar
Mood
• Major Depressive Disorder
• Persistent Depressive Disorder
• Disruptive
Pediatric Mood & Anxiety ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Separation Anxiety ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... Peds #Pediatrics #Psychiatry
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Constipation, Dry Mouth ... #Pharmacology #SideEffects ... #Psychiatry #Diagnosis
Buproprion (Wellbutrin): Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Adverse Effects: Headache, Dry Mouth, Weight loss, Insomnia, Constipation,
Headache, Dry Mouth ... Buproprion #Wellbutrin #SideEffects ... #Pharmacology #Psychiatry
Obsessive-Compulsive & Related Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Non-Specific Obsessions and/or Compulsions
 - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder -
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... to Neutralize Anxiety ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Psychiatry
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Drowsiness dry mouth ... MoodStabilizers #Mechanism #SideEffects ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry
Causes of Dizziness / Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lightheaded, unsteady, disoriented - Non-vertigo
Organic Disease
 • Presyncope/Vasodepressor
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Problem • Drugs Psychiatric ... Depression • Anxiety ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Psychotic Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Mood disorder with psychotic features
 • Psychotic symptoms present exclusively during
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Duration of illness 1 month ... Non-bizarre delusions 1 month ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Psychiatry #Delusions
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
throughout body (mouth ... brain) • Dry Mouth ... FirstGeneration #Mechanisms #SideEffects ... pharmacology #diagnosis #psychiatry
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Cocaine - Psychiatric ... • Generalized Anxiety ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm