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Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Vertigo, Sexual Dysfunction ... gain Incr NE: Nausea ... SerotoninNorepinephrine #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology #SideEffects ... Psychiatry #Diagnosis #Signs
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... Peripheral Vestibular Dysfunction ... Central Vestibular Dysfunction ... neurologic symptoms/signs ... #Causes
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
Bedside Classification ... Acute valve dysfunction ... Prosthetic valve dysfunction ... Cardiogenic #Comparison #Table ... Diagnosis #Features #Signs
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
chromosome 21) Signs ... Executive planning dysfunction ... concentration • Motor dysfunction ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia #pathophysiology ... geriatrics #diagnosis #signs
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Myocardial • Systolic Dysfunction ... • Diastolic Dysfunction ... Artery Disease • Stable
Pituitary Mass Effects - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Pituitary turnors are almost always a benign
For pituitary masses ... Signs / Symptoms ... • Hypothalamic dysfunction ... #Macroadenoma #SideEffects ... mnemonic #GLFTAP #pathophysiology
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... lumbar spine Signs ... bladder/bowel dysfunction ... Syndrome #MSK #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #symptoms #signs
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
renal tubular dysfunction ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... -(rare), Valve dysfunction ... failure ++, Valve dysfunction ... Valve destruction/dysfunction ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... → Syncope • Signs ... significant CNS dysfunction ... CNS dysfunction ... 104 F - CNS dysfunction