Psychiatry Boot Camp

2.2 Medical Mimmickers

Nov 19, 2023
Guest
Kimberly Nordstrom
Dr. Kimberly Nordstrom, a psychiatrist, discusses the importance of considering medical factors in psychiatric illness. Topics include red flags for medical contributions to psychiatric illness, common medical-psychiatric conditions, recognizing and treating schizophrenia, directed testing and collaboration in psychiatry, advocating for patients with neurological symptoms, analyzing patient cases, the importance of vital signs, and the overlap between NMS and catatonia.
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
Recognizing and Treating Schizophrenia
01:37 • 19min
3
The Importance of Directed Testing and Collaboration in Psychiatry
20:34 • 30min
4
Recognizing Symptoms and Advocating for Patients: Challenges and Tips
50:57 • 3min
5
Analyzing a Patient Case and Obtaining Collateral Information
54:13 • 3min
6
Importance of Vital Signs in Assessing Patient's Condition
57:03 • 15min
7
Overlap between NMS and Catatonia
01:12:20 • 3min