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Medications associated with neuroleptic malignant syndrome

First-generation and second-generation antipsychotics are dopamine receptor antagonists, which produce a
neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... after years of treatment ... NeurolepticMalignant #Syndrome ... #Medications #Drugs ... #Causes
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
production • Treatment ... : Drugs: Ecstasy ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... ; Serotonin syndrome ... • Treatment:
Causes of Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis
Neonate:
 - Infection - by far the most common cause
 -
hypertension and/or drug ... treatment - Maternal ... neutropenia, Kostmann syndrome ... Chediak-Higashi syndrome ... Idiosyncratic drug
REBEL Review 99: Serotonin Syndrome via Yosuf Alam, MSIV

Presentation: Altered mentd status, Seizures, Myoclonus, Hypertension, Hyperthermia
99: Serotonin Syndrome ... Hyperthermia (most common cause ... Cornerstone of treatment ... all serotonergic drugs
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... NMS, serotonin syndrome ... pancreatitis), Drug ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... • Secondary to Treatment
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus ... Caused commonly ... by: - drugs (e.g ... Treatment: anticholinergics ... FatimahDandan #Pisa #Syndrome
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... maintained fever CAUSES ... anaphylaxis (→ 3-1) Drug ... • Serotonin syndrome ... #Differential #Causes
Causes of Hypokalemia
Transcellular Shifts:
 - Alkalosis, Increased plasma insulin (treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis), ß-Adrenergic agonists, Hypokalemic
Causes of Hypokalemia ... plasma insulin (treatment ... use), Gitelman's syndrome ... Conn's, Liddle's), Drugs ... #Hypokalemia #Causes
Secondary Causes of Hyperlipidemia
Nunerous secondary causes of hyperlipidemia exist; screening for the presence of these underlying
Secondary Causes ... Antihypertensive drugs ... Glucocorticoid treatment ... Hypothyroidism, Nephrotic syndrome ... Corticosteroid treatment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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iniury, Compartment syndrome ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... Drugs (Statins), ... Management #Summary #causes ... #treatment