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Hyperthermia Syndromes Comparison
Serotonin Syndrome - NMS - Malignant Hyperthermia - Malignant Catatonia
Cause - Onset - Vitals
Hyperthermia Syndromes ... Comparison Serotonin ... Syndrome - NMS ... Mental Status - Treatment ... #Comparison #diagnosis
Comparison - Serotonin Syndrome, Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome, and Malignant Catatonia

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#Serotonin #Syndrome #Neuroleptic
Comparison - Serotonin ... Malignant Syndrome ... BrighamChiefs #Serotonin ... Catatonia #NMS #SS #comparison ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Signs and Symptoms of Toxidromes

Sympathomimetic / GABAergic withdrawal 
Cholinergic 
Anticholinergic 
Opioid withdrawal 
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome 
Serotonin
Signs and Symptoms ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... Serotonin syndrome ... #Toxidromes #Comparison
Management of Serotonin Syndrome
Identify and stop all serotoninergic medications
 • Avoid inadvertent Rx of serotoninergic meds
Management of Serotonin ... Syndrome Identify ... normalize vital signs ... #Syndrome #Management ... #treatment #toxicology
Rapid, increasing signs of extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) is an important key feature of NMS. EPS, associated
Rapid, increasing signs ... differentiating the two syndromes ... #Diagnosis #Serotonin ... #Syndrome #NMS ... NeurolepticMalignant #Comparison
Treatment of serotonin syndrome

The mainstay of therapy for SS is supportive care, which may involve oxygen
Treatment of serotonin ... syndrome The ... normalization of vital signs ... #Management #Serotonin ... #Syndrome #Treatment
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
production • Treatment ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... ; Serotonin syndrome ... • Treatment: ... #Hyperthermia #comparison
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... hyperthermia crisis (late sign ... ) (→ 3-8) • Serotonin ... syndrome (cocaine ... Anticholinergic syndrome
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Sweet Syndrome ... dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome ... Episcleritis Signs ... Erythema nodosum - Acral ... Treatment: - Systemic