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Signs and Symptoms of Toxidromes

Sympathomimetic / GABAergic withdrawal 
Cholinergic 
Anticholinergic 
Opioid withdrawal 
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome 
Serotonin
Signs and Symptoms ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... Serotonin syndrome ... Sympathomimetics #Diagnosis ... #Toxicology
Functional Dyspepsia Syndromes - Epigastric Pain Syndrome (EPS) and Postprandial Distress Syndrome (PDS)
Epigastric Pain Syndrome (EPS):
≥
pathology • Criteria ... >3 months • Symptoms ... pathology • Criteria ... >3 months • Symptoms ... #venn #diagnosis
Management of Serotonin Syndrome
Identify and stop all serotoninergic medications
 • Avoid inadvertent Rx of serotoninergic meds
Management of Serotonin ... Syndrome Identify ... serotoninergic meds ... then 2 mg q2h if symptoms ... #treatment #toxicology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... • Rome IV Criteria ... last 3 months + symptom ... peristalsis - 5-HT4 (Serotonin ... Irritable #Bowel #Syndrome
Hunter's Decision Rule (Sensitivity 84%, Specificity 97%), Sternbach's criteria - Need 3 of 10 symptoms: (Sensitivity
), Sternbach's criteria ... - Need 3 of 10 symptoms ... specificity 96%) #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Serotonin ... #Syndrome #Hunters
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
Criteria Acute ... Inflammatory pericardial syndrome ... to be diagnosed ... pericarditis and a symptom-free ... #criteria #cardiology
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
Congenital Long QT Syndrome ... live births Symptoms ... arrest/death - Symptoms ... Congenital #LongQT #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Serotonin Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Serotonin Syndrome: Variable combination of mental status changes, autonomic instability, and
Serotonin Syndrome ... Toxicity Criteria ... make a clinical diagnosis ... #Psychiatry #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Hyperthermic Toxidromes
Five toxidromes may present with overlapping features: hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, altered mental status/seizures.
 • Sympathomimetic -
Serotonin Syndrome ... serotoninergic meds ... comparison #table #diagnosis ... #differential #toxicology