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Trauma & Stressor Related Psychiatric Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 - Adjustment Disorder - Development of
Stressor Related Psychiatric ... Disorders - Differential ... or Behavioural Symptoms ... of Event Onset, Symptoms ... Anxiety #PTSD #Differential
Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
- Differential ... medical problem or symptoms ... - Multiple symptoms ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Psychiatry
Psychotic Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Mood disorder with psychotic features
 • Psychotic symptoms present exclusively during
- Differential ... • Psychotic symptoms ... • Psychotic symptoms ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Psychiatry
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Neurochemical abnormalities
 • Hyper-vigilance
 • Emotional hyper-arousal
 • Exaggerated startle reflex
 • Anxiety
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder ... BehavioralDisorder #Pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms ... #signs #psychiatry
Mood Disorders - Depressed or Elevated Moods - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Major Depressive Disorder
 • 2 week
Mood Disorders - ... Elevated Moods - Differential ... Cyclothymia • Symptoms ... Depressed #Elevated #Differential ... Mania #Bipolar #Psychiatry
Hyperparathyroidism - Primary vs Secondary vs Tertiary 
Lab Comparison:
 • Primary Hyperparathyroidism: ↑→PTH, ↑Calcium, ↑Vitamin D,
Phosphate Physical Symptoms ... Bone/joint pain Psychiatric ... Symptoms: Disorientation ... Hyperparathyroidism #diagnosis #endocrinology ... Secondary #Tertiary #pathophysiology
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Symptoms (included in DSM 5 criteria) - Present during
Major Depressive Disorder ... Clinical Findings Symptoms ... Seasonal Affective Disorder ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
Heart Failure - Pathophysiology ... and Differential ... Myeloproliferative Disorders ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
• METABOLIC DISORDER ... • HYPOXIA PSYCHIATRIC ... • ANXIETY DISORDER ... Palpitations #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Arrhythmias - Differential ... • Cocaine - Psychiatric ... Generalized Anxiety Disorder ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology ... #Differential #