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Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs ... Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea ... gain Incr NE: Nausea ... Dry Mouth #SNRIs ... SideEffects #Psychiatry #Diagnosis
Causes of Hyperpyrexia (Temp > 106.7° F) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Heat Stroke
 • Drug-induced: Amphetamines,
Causes of Hyperpyrexia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Serotonin syndrome: SSRIs ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #high #
Secondary causes of Hypertension
 • Medications, Drugs, Chemo: NSAIDS, Steroids, CNI, Alcohol, Cocaine, OCP, Licorice, MAOI,
Secondary causes ... Pseudopheochromocytoma - respond to SSRIs ... Other Endocrine causes ... low renin HTN causes ... #differential #diagnosis
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
- Differential Diagnosis ... treat underlying cause ... Stress, Nausea, ... Meds (Opiates, SSRIs ... #Algorithm #diagnosis
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Differential Diagnosis ... cyclosporine, SSRIs ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Table #Causes
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Dizziness - Nausea ... sensations) #SSRIs ... SideEffects #Psychiatry #Diagnosis
The Febrile Child - some diagnostic clues to evaluating the febrile child.

#Febrile #Fever #Evaluation #Assessment #Signs
Febrile Child - some diagnostic ... clues to evaluating ... Signs #Symptoms #PhysicalExam ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Erb's Palsy is caused ... palsy" is a common cause ... Dislocation - May cause ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Abdominal Pain - Physical Examination Signs and Maneuvers
 - Murphy's sign
 - Kehr's sign
 - McBurney's
sign - Pulsatile Masses ... Grey-Turner's sign #Diagnosis ... #Differential #PhysicalExam
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
with a peripheral cause ... with a central cause ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam