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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects • Serotonin Syndrome: - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Akathisia • SSRI Withdrawal ... Dizziness - Nausea ... Serotonin #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology #SideEffects ... Psychiatry #Diagnosis #Signs
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Side Effects Withdrawal ... Vomiting Serotonin Syndrome ... SerotoninNorepinephrine #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology #SideEffects ... Psychiatry #Diagnosis #Signs
Cauda Equina Syndrome Causes: • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central) • Severe lumbar spondylosis • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Causes: • Large ... lumbar spine Signs ... / Symptoms / Complications ... #MSK #pathophysiology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations • Immune Complex Deposition - Arthralgia, Arthritis
Myopathy (Also caused ... Erythematosus #SLE #MSK ... Musculoskeletal #Complications ... #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ... decr intake -> Withdrawal ... Systemic effect -> Nausea ... MoodStabilizers #Mechanism #SideEffects ... #Pathophysiology
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases): - Increasing
mutations - Down syndrome ... chromosome 21) Signs ... / Symptoms / Complications ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia #pathophysiology ... geriatrics #diagnosis #signs
Opioid Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications Note: Opioid withdrawal can be extremely uncomfortable, but is rarely life-threatening
Opioid Withdrawal ... Clinical Findings and Complications ... Gastrointestinal distress (nausea ... #Opiate #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Pituitary Mass Effects - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings • Pituitary turnors are almost always a benign
For pituitary masses ... Signs / Symptoms ... / Complications ... #Macroadenoma #SideEffects ... mnemonic #GLFTAP #pathophysiology
Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome (CECS) • Diagnosis Of CECS requires patient to undergo the same exertional
Exertional Compartment Syndrome ... activity that causes ... CompartmentSyndrome #CECS #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #msk
Paget’s Disease: Complications Abnormal Osteoclasts cause excessive bone turnover -> Incr bone resorption, Incr (abnormal) bone formation MSK
Paget’s Disease: Complications ... bone formation MSK ... PagetsDisease #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications
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