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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Selective Serotonin ... Syndrome: - ... SSRI Withdrawal Syndrome ... Nightmares - "Brain ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... #Berlin #Definition ... #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
in Wonderland Syndrome ... • Infection (e.g ... encephalitis) • Brain ... • Epilepsy • Psychiatric ... Alice #Wonderland #Syndrome
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... Berlin criteria ... objective assessment“ (e.g ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
sign) (→ 3-8) • Serotonin ... syndrome (cocaine ... Anticholinergic syndrome ... Sympathomimetic syndrome ... • Traumatic brain
Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome - Treatment
Acute Treatment:
 • Abortive Therapy: Sumatriptan (5-HT / serotonin agonist), Aprepitant (neurokinin
Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome ... Sumatriptan (5-HT / serotonin ... , Antiemetics (e.g ... psychology and/or psychiatry ... Cyclic #Vomiting #Syndrome
Serotonin Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Serotonin Syndrome: Variable combination of mental status changes, autonomic instability, and
Serotonin Syndrome ... Syndrome: Variable ... drugs of abuse (e.g ... Toxicity Criteria ... #Psychiatry #Diagnosis
The Berlin Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Chest imaging - Bilateral opacities—not fully explained by
The Berlin Definition ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... objective assessment (eg ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... #Criteria
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
exam • 12-lead ECG ... (sick sinus syndrome ... Valvular disease (e.g ... Hyperthyroidism • Anemia Psychiatric ... due to decreased brain
Hyperthermic Toxidromes
Five toxidromes may present with overlapping features: hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, altered mental status/seizures.
 • Sympathomimetic -
Serotonin Syndrome ... dopamine blockers (e.g ... dopamine agonists (e.g ... Hyperthermic #Toxidromes #comparison