Med/Psych Update

Med/Psych Update

Lithium-associated hypercalcemia: Monitoring and management

Author:

Sumeet Gupta, MD

Adityo Khastgir, MBBS

Regular monitoring of calcium levels in patients receiving lithium can improve outcomes.

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Is it psychosis, or an autoimmune encephalitis?

Author:

Matthew L. Baum, MD, PhD, DPhil

Matthew Carriero Johnson, MD

Paulo Lizano, MD, PhD

How to differentiate anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis from first-episode psychosis.

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Ketamine for acute catatonia: A case report

Author:

Brian Kobayashi, BS

Chela Wright, MD

Michael Burns, MD

Rimal Bera, MD

Our patient’s experience suggests this agent might reduce mutism and immobility.

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Steroid-induced psychiatric symptoms: What you need to know

Author:

Yvonne Lu, BS

Lydia Ann, MD

Robert McCarron, DO

Early recognition of these symptoms is key to initiating effective interventions.

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Differentiating serotonin syndrome and neuroleptic malignant syndrome

Author:

Andia H. Turner, MD

Jessica J. Kim, MD

Robert M. McCarron, DO

Symptoms can overlap, but accurate diagnosis is critical because treatments are distinct.

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How to diagnose and manage hypertension in a psychiatric patient

Author:

Robert M. McCarron, DO

Craig R. Keenan, MD

Banoo Lashai, MD

John C. Onate, MD

Hypertension is a widespread, under-recognized, and undertreated cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States and is associated with...

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Hepatitis C among the mentally ill: Review and treatment update

Author:

Jeffrey Rado, MD, MPH

Newer agents reduce the risk of treatment-induced depressionAt approximately 3 to 4 million patients, hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common...

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Evaluating the risk of sexually transmitted infections in mentally ill patients

Author:

Chris Kenedi, MD, MPH

Stephanie Collier, MD, MPH

Chinthaka Samaranayake, CMDHB

Thomas Sapsford, MBChB

Recommend screening for high-risk patients; consider adverse effects of STI treatmentSexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to be a...

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How to assess and manage high cholesterol in patients with mental illness

Author:

Erik R. Vanderlip, MD, MPH

Statins, lifestyle changes could reduce total cholesterol and cardiovascular risk High serum cholesterol is a leading cause of heart attack and...

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High-value intervention: Providing colorectal cancer screening

Author:

Jaesu Han, MD

Cerrone Cohen, MD

Cancer screening is an important example of secondary prevention—the aim being to detect disease at an early stage, when treatment can prevent...

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COPD comorbid with mental illness: What psychiatrists can do

Author:

Abdulkader Alam, MD

R. Michael Huijon, MD

You can do a great deal to ease patients’ pulmonary distress as you manage their psychiatric illness.

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