Differential Diagnosis

Question 1

Mood D/o DDx

Answer 1

Major Depressive Disorder
Bipolar Mood Disorder
Dysthymia
Adjustment D/o
Schizoaffective d/o
MDD w/ Psychotic Feat
PTSD
Organic - Encephalitis

Question 2

Serotonin Syndrome Cause/RF

Answer 2

Inc Dose
Correct Dose
Change Medication (w/o Wash out)
Herbal Medications - St. Johns Worth
Other Medication - Zoloft, Prozac, Tramadol

Question 3

Serotonin Syndrome DDx

Answer 3

Serotonin Syndrome
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
Malignant Hyperthermia
Intoxication from Sympathomimetic
Meningitis, Encephalitis
Hyperthyroid, Pheochromocytoma

Question 4

Bipolar D/o DDx

Answer 4

Acute Mania
Bipolar Mood D/o
Drug induced Psychosis
Head Injury/ Encephalitis/ Brain CA
Personality d/o
OCD
Schizophreniform
Schizoaffective

Question 5

Psychotic d/o DDx

Answer 5

Schizophrenia
Schizoaffective
Bipolar
MDD
MDD with psychosis
Delusional disorders
Drug induced psychosis
Borderline d/o
Encephalitis
Head injury

Question 6

Anxiety d/o DDx

Answer 6

GAP & POP
General Anxiety d/o
Adjustment d/o
Panic d/o & Panic Attack
Post Traumatic d/o
Obsessive Compulsive d/o
Phobia - (Social Phobia)

Organic - Hyperthyroidism, Menopause

Question 7

Body Dysmorphic d/o DDx

Answer 7

OCD
Eating d/o
Bipolar Mood d/o
Panic d/o
GAD
MDD
Delusional d/o
Schizophrenia
Drug Induced

Question 8

Somatic Symptom D/o

Answer 8

GAD
PTSD
OCD
Panic Disorder
Phobia
Illness Anxiety d/o
Adjustment disorder
Drug Induced
Organic cause - Thyroid
Schizophrenia

Question 9

Weight Gain DDx

Answer 9

Lifestyle - Diet Exercise
DM
Hypothyroid
PCOS
Pregnancy
Eating disorders
Antipsychotics (Quetiapine, Olanzapine, Clozapine)
Cushing’s