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Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
Somatoform Disorders ... • Factitious Disorder ... Illness Anxiety Disorder ... - Neurologic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Psychiatry
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Shift Work) Sleep Disorders ... Limb Movement Disorder ... Syndrome Medical/Psychiatric ... DisordersNeurologic ... Disorders (Eg.
Causes of Dizziness / Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lightheaded, unsteady, disoriented - Non-vertigo
Organic Disease
 • Presyncope/Vasodepressor
Problem • Drugs Psychiatric ... Anxiety • Panic Disorder ... Lightheadedness #Neurology
Confabulation
What? Honest Lie.  
No incoming sensory information + Filling of the blanks with different information
Cortical Blindness, Psychiatric ... Disorders By Dr ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
• Epilepsy • Psychiatric ... disorders • Toxic ... Syndrome #diagnosis #neurology
Differential Considerations for a Seizure or Seizure-like Event
The following diagnoses may have presentations that can be
Cardiogenic syncope NEUROLOGIC ... migraine - Movement disorders ... infections - Tetanus PSYCHIATRIC ... Differential #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... /psychiatric changes ... primary hematologic disorder ... Thrombocytopenia #Platelet #Disorders
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
relapse of bipolar disorder ... , asthenia • Neurologic ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry
Unintentional Weight Loss in Primary Care
 • Definition: More than 5% reduction in body weight within
6% to 28%) - Psychiatric ... (4% to 8%) - Neurologic ... Systemic inflammatory disorders
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
• Trauma - Neurologic ... /Psychiatric ... • Somatoform Disorder