Final diagnosis
Bipolar Disorder
Must-not-miss
Major depressive disorder; schizoaffective disorder; substance-induced mood disorder; ADHD
What's in the guide
24 pages, mapped to the rubric
24Pages
- Full history question bank with verbatim patient responses
- Physical exam checklist with documentation language
- Ranked differentials with platform-verified names
- Full EHR documentation — Subjective + Objective
- Tests Ordered, each with scoring rationale
- Complete 6-part management plan
- SOAP note, ready to submit
- APA-formatted scholarly references
Scoring logic, decoded
The traps that quietly cost points
These are the point-loss patterns iHuman never tells you about. We map every one for this case.
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Must screen for mania/hypomania before starting antidepressant — MDQ screening tool
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Lithium or valproate is first-line mood stabilizer — NOT antidepressant monotherapy
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Lithium requires baseline and periodic: renal function, thyroid, serum level monitoring
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Therapeutic lithium level 0.6-1.2 mEq/L — narrow window, toxicity above 1.5
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Manic episode: ≥ 1 week of elevated/irritable mood + ≥ 3 DIGFAST criteria
Guide format preview
This isn't your case yet — here's our format
We haven't built Sarah O'Neil — Bipolar Disorder yet. These are stamped excerpts from a completed guide (Harvey Hoya - Hypertension Stage 2) so you can see the exact structure. Your guide will be written specifically for Sarah O'Neil — Bipolar Disorder and follow this same format.
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