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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Serotonin #Inhibitors #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology # ... SideEffects #Psychiatry ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Vomiting Serotonin Syndrome ... #Pharmacology # ... SideEffects #Psychiatry ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
Refeeding Syndrome ... alcohol abuse or drugs ... Constipation - MSK ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #symptoms #signs
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
Block action of ACh ... Extrapyramidal Symptoms ... irreversible • Drug ... #SideEffects #pharmacology ... #diagnosis #psychiatry
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... Incidence: common in APL ... ATRA treatment Pathophysiology ... : >3 symptoms, or ... PE, DAH, CHF, Anaphylaxis
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... factor PRES Diagnosis ... Neurological symptoms ... circulation: MCA ACA ... abnormality, Medication/Drug
Kounis Syndrome

Acute coronary syndrome (symptoms such as chest pain relating to reduced blood flow to the
Kounis Syndrome ... (symptoms such ... reaction to a drug ... #Diagnosis #Kounis ... #ACS #Anaphylaxis
Serotonin Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Serotonin Syndrome: Variable combination of mental status changes, autonomic instability, and
weight loss agents, drugs ... make a clinical diagnosis ... #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms