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Hyperthermia Syndromes Comparison
Serotonin Syndrome - NMS - Malignant Hyperthermia - Malignant Catatonia
Cause - Onset - Vitals
Hyperthermia Syndromes ... Comparison Serotonin ... Syndrome - NMS ... Malignant Catatonia Cause ... #Comparison #diagnosis
Serotonin Syndrome Differential Diagnosis: Anticholinergic syndrome, Neuroleptic malignant syndrome, Malignant hyperthermia  #Diagnosis #Differential #Serotonin #Syndrome
Differential Diagnosis ... hyperthermia #Diagnosis #Differential ... #NMS #Neuroleptic ... MalignantHyperthermia #Comparison ... #Table #Differential
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
) - Differential ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... • Cocaine • NMS ... • Serotonin syndrome ... #Diagnosis #causes
Serotonin Syndrome - THINK: FAST
 - FAST onset
 - FAST movements (agitation, akathisia, HYPERreflexia)
 - FAST
Serotonin Syndrome ... Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome ... SerotoninSyndrome #NMS ... Diagnosis #Toxicology #Comparison ... #Differentiate
Rapid, increasing signs of extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) is an important key feature of NMS. EPS, associated
key feature of NMS ... cases. ... differentiating the two syndromes ... Diagnosis #Serotonin #Syndrome ... #Comparison #Table
When trying to differentiate between the two conditions think “FAST” with Serotonin Syndrome and “SLOW” with
When trying to differentiate ... with Serotonin Syndrome ... Serotonin Syndrome ... #NMS #NeurolepticMalignant ... #Comparison #Table
Medications associated with neuroleptic malignant syndrome

First-generation and second-generation antipsychotics are dopamine receptor antagonists, which produce a
neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... NMS can occur after ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... NeurolepticMalignant #Syndrome ... Medications #Drugs #Causes
Considerations for Crystalloids - 0.9% NS vs LR vs Plasma-Lyte
 - Causes hyperkalemia?
 - Safe to
Plasma-Lyte - Causes ... - Causes lactic ... - Can cause a NAGMA ... #Crystalloids #pharmacology ... #indications #comparison
Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
- Differential ... • Semicircular canal ... dehiscence syndrome ... • Cogan's syndrome ... #Differential #
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Pain (Otalgia) - Differential ... - Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... Nerve V: • TMJ syndrome ... external ear and ear canal ... cervical spine #Earpain