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Comparison - Serotonin Syndrome, Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome, and Malignant Catatonia

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#Serotonin #Syndrome #Neuroleptic
Serotonin Syndrome, Neuroleptic ... Serotonin #Syndrome #Neuroleptic ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Medications associated with neuroleptic malignant syndrome

First-generation and second-generation antipsychotics are dopamine receptor antagonists, which produce a
associated with neuroleptic ... after years of treatment
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
- drugs (e.g. neuroleptics ... rapid increase of neuroleptics ... Treatment: anticholinergics
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
production • Treatment ... hyperthermia; Neuroleptic ... Serotonin syndrome • Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
 •
hyperthermia, Neuroleptic ... oxidative iniury Treatment ... Summary #causes #treatment
Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Serotonin Syndrome
 - Serotonin syndrome is thought to be caused by
present similarly: neuroleptic ... initiation of treatment
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
antiparkinsonian agent Neuroleptic ... months or years of treatment ... months or years of treatment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
hyperthermia - Neuroleptic ... oxidative injury Treatment ... Treatment of underlying ... Management #causes #treatment
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... Drug induced: • Neuroleptic
Serotonin Syndrome Differential Diagnosis: Anticholinergic syndrome, Neuroleptic malignant syndrome, Malignant hyperthermia  #Diagnosis #Differential #Serotonin #Syndrome
Anticholinergic syndrome, Neuroleptic ... Syndrome #NMS #Neuroleptic