BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10a0cca02aa86e5332db9d2f1d347508376 CATEGORIES:Lunch & Learn SUMMARY:Virtual Lunch & Learn: Ruling Out Medical Causes of Depression DESCRIPTION:
LACPA's 2022 LUNCH & LEARN SERIES p>
Registration closed 4/5/22
Medical illness can contribu te to depression severity, and in some cases be the underlying, reversible etiology. This lecture identifies when to suspect a depression presentation may be a physical illness and describes specific disorders in a comprehens ive review of physical systems.
Neevon Esmaili, M.D. is the medical direc tor of Mental Fitness Clinic in West Los Angeles, a team based clinic servi ng adults, children and adolescents, with comprehensive services, including psychiatry, psychotherapy and neuropsychological testing. Dr. Esmaili's h as Two Board Certifications in Adult Psychiatry and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. He Completed a Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Harbor-University of California Los Angeles, named Chief Fellow. Dr. Esmai li Trained in Adult Psychiatry at the University of Southern California, He Attended Medical school at the State University of New York Downstate Heal th Science Center at Brooklyn. His Scholarly Activities include participati ng as an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & the Behav ioral Sciences (Voluntary) at the Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California* Dr. Esmaili is a Co-Author of a literature review pape r published in a peer reviewed journal on ketamine abuse and diversion, a c ase report on the management of a patient with a brain tumor and mental ill ness in the American Journal of Psychiatry Residents Journal, and Presented research findings on medical disorders in adult psychiatric outpatients at the American Psychosomatic Society annual meeting on a travel scholarship.
Course Goals and Educational Objecti ves:
1. Identify when to suspect a medical disorder could be causing depression symptoms.
2. Identify physical signs and symptoms of medical disorders that can cause depression.
Course Outline:
1. Depre
ssion and biological etiologic theories. (10-15 minutes)
A. Depres
sion criteria and neurovegetative symptoms
B. Monoamine theory, In
flammation, HPA axis
C. RDOC for depression
2. Medical Scree
ning for Depression (20 minutes)
A. Basic psychiatric lab screenin
g panel
B. “Fatigue panel”
C. When to consider medical ca
uses
D. Medications with depressive side effects
E. Aller
gies
F. Physical examination
• Appearance
• Odor
• Neurologic examination
4. Medical
Disorders with depressive symptoms (45 minutes)
A. Constitutional
• Malnutrition
• Vitamin D deficiency
• Vitamin B12 deficiency
• Folate Deficiency
B. Ne
oplastic Disorders
C. Endocrine
• Adrenal Insufficienc
y
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Testosterone Deficiency
• Hypothyroidism
• Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)<
br /> • Perimenopause
• Menopause
D. Rheumatolog
ic
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
• Obstructive Apn
ea/Hypopnea Syndrome
E. Hematologic
• Anemia
• Hemochromatosis
F. Infectious
• Epstein-Barr Viru
s Infections, infectious mononucleosis
G. Neurologic
•
Chronic Subdural hematoma
H. Metabolic
• Acute Intermitt
ent Porphyria
5. Q & A (20 minutes time permitting)