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Tardive Dyskinesia on Physical Exam

Involuntary orofacial movements usually caused by chronic use of neuroleptic agents.

#Tardive #Dyskinesia
movements usually caused ... chronic use of neuroleptic ... video #neurology #neuroleptic
Hyperthermic Syndromes - This table summarizes the similarities and differences between some toxicologic causes of hyperthermic
some toxicologic causes ... withdrawal • Neuroleptic
Causes of Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Drugs & Toxins (Statins, alcohol, cocaine)
 • Direct Muscle
Causes of Rhabdomyolysis ... stroke, malignant neuroleptic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Hyperpyrexia (Temp > 106.7° F) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Heat Stroke
 • Drug-induced: Amphetamines,
Causes of Hyperpyrexia ... MAOIs, TCAs • Neuroleptic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Medications associated with neuroleptic malignant syndrome

First-generation and second-generation antipsychotics are dopamine receptor antagonists, which produce a
associated with neuroleptic ... Medications #Drugs #Causes
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Noninfectious Causes ... Cerebrovascular accident - Neuroleptic ... Noninfectious #Causes
Causes of Bradykinetic Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Parkinson's Disease (TRAP):
• Resting Tremor
• Cogwheel Rigidity
• Akinesia/Bradykinesia
•
Causes of Bradykinetic ... Parkinsonism: • Neuroleptics ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... Hyperthermia • Neuroleptic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
Caused commonly ... - drugs (e.g. neuroleptics ... rapid increase of neuroleptics
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
rapidly fatal • Causes ... hyperthermia; Neuroleptic ... Identify underlying cause ... Cooling blankets can cause