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Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Status (AMS) - Differential ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... Cocaine • NMS • Serotonin ... syndrome • Sympathomimetic ... encephalopathy #altered #Differential
Characteristics of Serotonin Syndrome and Other Hyperthermic Syndromes 
Serotonin Syndrome
 - SSRIs, second-generation antidepressants, MAOIs, linezolid,
Characteristics of Serotonin ... Serotonin Syndrome ... sumatriptan - Hypertension ... parkinsonism; hypertension ... Comparison #Table #Serotonin
Serotonin Syndrome Drug Precipitants and Pharmacology
↑ Serotonin Formation: Tryptophan, Oxitriptan
↑ Serotonin Release: Amphetamines, Cocaine, Mirtazapine
↑ Serotonin
Serotonin Syndrome ... Pharmacology ↑ Serotonin ... #Syndrome #Pharmacology ... #medications #causes ... #differential #
Serotonin Syndrome Differential Diagnosis: Anticholinergic syndrome, Neuroleptic malignant syndrome, Malignant hyperthermia  #Diagnosis #Differential #Serotonin #Syndrome
Serotonin Syndrome ... Differential Diagnosis ... hyperthermia #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Serotonin #Syndrome ... Comparison #Table #Differential
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Selective Serotonin ... Side Effects • Serotonin ... Syndrome: - ... Hyperactivity: Hypertension ... SSRI Withdrawal Syndrome
Toxidromes: Serotonin Syndrome, Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome, Anticholinergic Delirium - Venn Diagram

All: Hypertension, Tachycardia

Anticholinergic Delirium:
- dilated pupils,
Toxidromes: Serotonin ... Syndrome, Neuroleptic ... Malignant Syndrome ... Diagram All: Hypertension ... slower onset Serotonin
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
- Differential ... based on repeat clinic ... • Nephritic syndrome ... Excess: • Conn's syndrome ... Secondary #Nephrology #Differential
Clinical Manifestations of Serotonin Syndrome
 • Ophthalmologic: Mydriasis, Ocular clonus (slow horizontal movements)
 • Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea,
Clinical Manifestations ... of Serotonin Syndrome ... Tachycardia, Fever, Hypertension ... shock) Spectrum of Clinical ... #Syndrome #Symptoms
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Secondary Causes of Hypertension ... - Differential ... licorice • Medications ... excess (Cushing syndrome ... HTN #Cardiology #Differential
Ocular Flutter in the Serotonin Syndrome

#Ocular #Flutter #Serotonin #Syndrome #Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam #Opsoclonus
Flutter in the Serotonin ... Syndrome #Ocular ... #Flutter #Serotonin ... #Syndrome #Clinical