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Serotonin Syndrome Drug Precipitants and Pharmacology
↑ Serotonin Formation: Tryptophan, Oxitriptan
↑ Serotonin Release: Amphetamines, Cocaine, Mirtazapine
↑ Serotonin
Serotonin Syndrome ... Drug Precipitants ... #medications #causes ... #differential # ... diagnosis #drug
Examples of medications that may precipitate serotonin syndrome

#Diagnosis #Differential #Serotonin #Syndrome #Medications #Drugs #Causes
Examples of medications ... syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Serotonin #Syndrome ... #Medications #Drugs
Asthma Medications and Mechanism of Action

#Asthma #Medications #Drugs #Pulmonary #Pharmacology #Management #Treatment
Asthma Medications ... Action #Asthma #Medications ... #Drugs #Pulmonary ... #Pharmacology #Management
The RIGID patient: tetanus mimics
 - Serotonin Syndrome
 - Neuroleptic Malignant Sx
 - Malignant Hyperthermia
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tetanus mimics - Serotonin ... Syndrome - Neuroleptic ... Hyperthermia - Drug-induced ... rigid #patient #differential
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME ... • ILLICIT DRUGS ... • THERAPEUTIC DRUG ... PHAEOCHROMOCYTOMA • PULMONARY ... Palpitations #Causes #Differential
Management of Serotonin Syndrome
Identify and stop all serotoninergic medications
 • Avoid inadvertent Rx of serotoninergic meds
Management of Serotonin ... Syndrome Identify ... serotoninergic medications ... Medicine @ucsdim #Serotonin ... #Syndrome #Management
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Status (AMS) - Differential ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... renal crises Drug ... Cocaine • NMS • Serotonin ... inhibitors Drug
Medications associated with neuroleptic malignant syndrome

First-generation and second-generation antipsychotics are dopamine receptor antagonists, which produce a
Medications associated ... neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... NeurolepticMalignant #Syndrome ... #Medications #Drugs
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 • LOW VIT D
    -
Diagnosis and Management ... - Metabolism: Drugs ... Transfusions - Medications ... - DiGeorge Syndrome ... endocrinology #differential
DRESS-associated drugs

DRESS syndrome can be life threatening and it has a documented mortality rate of about
DRESS-associated drugs ... DRESS syndrome ... All kinds of drugs ... #DrugInduced #Medications ... Causes #Diagnosis #Differential