DELIRIUMS: resources

PSYCHIATRY

DELIRIUMS   Delirium treatment (Medications) The following are from Dr. Eivaz’s lecture above. Other names for delirium: Acute confusional state Acute mental status change Reversible dementia Organic brain syndrome Toxic-metabolic encephalopathy THE 3 TYPES...

SSRI / SNRI mnemonics

MNEMONICS, Pharmacy and Therapeutics, PSYCHIATRY

SSRI (Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors) Drugs: Effective For Sadness, Panics, & Compulsions. Effective – Escitalopram For – Fluoxetine, Fluvoxamine Sadness – Sertraline Panic – Paroxetine Compulsions – Citalopram The mnemonic...

1st and Second Generation Antipsychotics

Pharmacy and Therapeutics, PSYCHIATRY

First Gen. antipsychotics = typical antipsychotics The 2nd Gen. antipsychotics = atypical antipsychotics   http://www.uptodate.com/contents/first-generation-antipsychotic-medications-pharmacology-administration-and-comparative-side-effects...

Akathisia

Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds, Hospital A/P, Adults, Hospital A/P, Peds, PSYCHIATRY

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Depression (MDD) with Atypical Features

Clinic A/P, adults, Clinic A/P, Peds, PSYCHIATRY

Major depressive disorder with atypical features is a subtype of major depression. Diagnostic criteria for atypical depression “To be diagnosed with atypical depression, you must meet the symptom criteria spelled out in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of...

Cranial Nerve Examination

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