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Hyperthermic Syndromes - This table summarizes the similarities and differences between some toxicologic causes of hyperthermic
Hyperthermic Syndromes ... causes of hyperthermic ... syndromes • ... #Syndromes #Comparison ... #Toxicology #Hyperthermia
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
CAUSES OF HYPERTHERMIA ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... • Serotonin syndrome ... Anticholinergic syndrome ... Sympathomimetic syndrome
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
Fever vs Hyperthermia ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... ; Serotonin syndrome ... comparison #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
REBEL Review 99: Serotonin Syndrome via Yosuf Alam, MSIV

Presentation: Altered mentd status, Seizures, Myoclonus, Hypertension, Hyperthermia
99: Serotonin Syndrome ... (most common cause ... Cornerstone of treatment ... SerotoninSyndrome #management ... #toxicology #REBELEM
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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Diagnosis and Management ... iniury, Compartment syndrome ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... #Summary #causes ... #treatment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Compartment syndrome ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... Muscle swelling - Fever ... or compartment syndrome ... #causes #treatment
Hyperthermic Toxidromes
Five toxidromes may present with overlapping features: hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, altered mental status/seizures.
 • Sympathomimetic -
• Serotonin Syndrome ... #Toxidromes #comparison ... #table #diagnosis ... #differential # ... toxicology
Causes of Hypokalemia
Transcellular Shifts:
 - Alkalosis, Increased plasma insulin (treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis), ß-Adrenergic agonists, Hypokalemic
plasma insulin (treatment ... diuresis, Bartter's syndrome ... use), Gitelman's syndrome ... excess and related syndromes ... #differential #
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
Syndrome: 3d of ... The table below ... Treatment is tetracycline ... initiation of treatment ... BloodSmear #microscopy #pathology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
thyroid, Sjogren syndrome ... “dropping head syndrome ... - Kearns-Sayre syndrome ... /Cranial nerve pathology ... Eaton myasthenia syndrome