CS psychosis physical exam - dxm

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mental status? What else>?

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eye contact,slowness of movement(psychomotor retardation).

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also look for physical signs of drug abuse (drug-induced psychosis), hyperthyroidism, lupus, hypercalcemia, Cushing's disease, frontal lobe tumors. Do a general neuro exam with DTRs, skin exam for conditions above including needle marks, palpate the thyroid. Good luck from cmcases at competentmed.com

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consider MINT for psychosis causes:
Mood dis/Medication(drugs)chizo,mania,mood did c psych.feature
Infection;abcess ,meningitis,SDH
Neoro disiezure,?
Tumor

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P.E.:
GA/SPEECH/BIZZAR THINKING/STEREOTYPE,...
MMSE
Halucination
delusion
insight
judgment
reasoning
obcession
suicide ideation
homicide //