The Calgary Guide to Understanding Disease @TheCalgaryGuide
1.1M 411 160
Account created for The Calgary Guide to Understanding Disease - Linking pathophysiology to clinical presentation - http://calgaryguide.ucalgary.ca/
Contributor Ranks
Latest Searches
8 results
Buproprion (Wellbutrin): Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Adverse Effects: Headache, Dry Mouth, Weight loss, Insomnia, Constipation,
Contraindicated in disorders ... Epilepsy, Alcohol Withdrawal ... Benzodiazepine Withdrawal ... Buproprion #Wellbutrin #SideEffects ... #Pharmacology #Psychiatry
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Akathisia • SSRI Withdrawal ... #Pharmacology #SideEffects ... #Psychiatry #Diagnosis
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Side Effects Withdrawal ... #Pharmacology #SideEffects ... #Psychiatry #Diagnosis
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
decr intake -> Withdrawal ... relapse of bipolar disorder ... MoodStabilizers #Mechanism #SideEffects ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry
Bipolar Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Disruption of emotional homeostasis
 • Oscillation between mood states
Bipolar Disorder ... mood - Incr withdrawal ... behaviours #Bipolar #Disorder ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis ... Signs #Symptoms #Psychiatry
Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
 •
Alcohol Use Disorder ... to use EtOH • Withdrawal ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... Signs #Symptoms #Psychiatry
Narcissistic Personality Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Arrogant, Haughty Behaviors or Attitude - Often display
Narcissistic Personality Disorder ... intolerable, causing a withdrawal ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis ... #Psychiatry #Criteria
Anorexia Nervosa: Signs and Symptoms
Binge/Purge Subtype - Recurrent (once per week) episodes of binge-eating or purging,
substance use disorders ... obsessive compulsive disorder ... dysphoria, social withdrawal ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #psychiatry