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Hyperthermic Syndromes - This table summarizes the similarities and differences between some toxicologic causes of hyperthermic
Hyperthermic Syndromes ... Antimuscarinic toxidrome ... Sympathomimetic toxidrome ... • Malignant Hyperthermia ... #Syndromes #Comparison
The Hot and Altered Patient in the ED - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Heat Stroke
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The Hot and Altered ... Storm • Malignant Hyperthermia ... Sympathomimetic Toxidrome ... SarahFoohey #Hot #fever ... #Altered #Differential
Hyperthermic Toxidromes
Five toxidromes may present with overlapping features: hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, altered mental status/seizures.
 • Sympathomimetic -
Hyperthermic Toxidromes ... Five toxidromes ... overlapping features: hyperthermia ... rhabdomyolysis, altered ... #Toxidromes #comparison
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
Fever vs Hyperthermia ... Fever: • Regulated ... BrighamChiefs #Fever ... #Hyperthermia # ... comparison #diagnosis
Clinical Manifestations of Serotonin Syndrome
 • Ophthalmologic: Mydriasis, Ocular clonus (slow horizontal movements)
 • Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea,
: Tachycardia, Fever ... Life-Threatening): Akathisia, Altered ... Hypertonicity, Hyperthermia