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Signs and Symptoms of Toxidromes

Sympathomimetic / GABAergic withdrawal 
Cholinergic 
Anticholinergic 
Opioid withdrawal 
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome 
Serotonin
Cholinergic Anticholinergic ... Serotonin syndrome ... #Toxidromes #Comparison ... #Table #Anticholinergics ... Sympathomimetics #Diagnosis #Toxicology
Serotonin Syndrome Differential Diagnosis: Anticholinergic syndrome, Neuroleptic malignant syndrome, Malignant hyperthermia  #Diagnosis #Differential #Serotonin #Syndrome
Serotonin Syndrome ... Differential Diagnosis: Anticholinergic ... #Syndrome #NMS ... MalignantHyperthermia #Comparison ... #Table #Differential
Toxidromes Summary Table
Heart Rate - Respiratory Rate - Blood Pressure - Mental Status - Skin -
Sympathomimetic • Anticholinergic ... • Serotonin Syndrome ... • NMS • Cholinergic ... #Toxidromes #comparison ... #table #toxicology
Comparison - Serotonin Syndrome, Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome, and Malignant Catatonia

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#Serotonin #Syndrome #Neuroleptic
Comparison - Serotonin ... Malignant #Catatonia #NMS ... #SS #comparison ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #table
A toxidrome is a syndrome (set of symptoms) caused by specific medications or toxins.

There are 5
toxidrome is a syndrome ... hydromorphone, etc ... #Diagnosis #Toxicology ... #Toxidromes #Comparison ... #Table #Anticholinergics
Management of Serotonin Syndrome
Identify and stop all serotoninergic medications
 • Avoid inadvertent Rx of serotoninergic meds
Management of Serotonin ... Syndrome Identify ... fentanyl, tramadol, etc ... #Syndrome #Management ... #treatment #toxicology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... sign) (→ 3-8) • Serotonin ... syndrome (cocaine ... phencyclidine, MDMA) • Anticholinergic ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
TNF-a1pha, IL-6, etc ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... ; Serotonin syndrome ... #Hyperthermia #comparison ... #diagnosis #management
Hyperthermic Toxidromes
Five toxidromes may present with overlapping features: hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, altered mental status/seizures.
 • Sympathomimetic -
Anticholinergic ... • Serotonin Syndrome ... Hyperthermic #Toxidromes #comparison ... #table #diagnosis ... #differential #toxicology