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Medical Conditions Causing Mania or Mania-Like Episodes: Pathogenesis • Bipolar Disorder -> Combination of individual, genetic,
Conditions Causing Mania ... S-Adenosyl methionine (SAM ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry
Benzodiazepines: Mechanism of Action and Side Effects • Decr spinal cord activity -> Muscle relaxant
Decr fear, Decr panic ... Benzodiazepines #Psychiatry ... #Pharmacology # ... pathophysiology
Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH) •
, tachycardia, nausea ... and anxiety #AlcoholUseDisorder ... #EtOH #Pathophysiology ... Signs #Symptoms #Psychiatry
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects • Serotonin Syndrome: - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Dizziness - Nausea ... Serotonin #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology # ... SideEffects #Psychiatry
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea ... gain Incr NE: Nausea ... SerotoninNorepinephrine #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology # ... SideEffects #Psychiatry
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Systemic effect -> Nausea ... #SideEffects #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
Panic Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings Social Factors • Parenting and infant attachment • Childhood illness/abuse •
Panic Disorder: ... Disorder - Panic ... sweating, trembling, nausea ... BehavioralDisorder #Pathophysiology ... symptoms #signs #psychiatry
Mental Status Exam (MSE) Note: The MSE is a "snapshot" of a patient at a specific time. You
You can use the mnemonic ... flight of ideas (mania ... , the symptoms caused ... MentalStatusExam #MSE #psychiatry ... diagnosis #evaluation #mnemonic
Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) - Pathophysiology Excessive fear of one or more social situations • Safety
Anxiety Disorder (SAD ... ) - Pathophysiology ... Behavioral Symptoms: Panic ... #Pathophysiology ... symptoms #signs #psychiatry
Seasonal Affective Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings Symptoms (included in the DSM-V) - Two Major Depressive episodes
depression to mania ... non-seasonal episodes #SAD ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... Signs #Symptoms #Psychiatry
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