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Serotonin Syndrome Differential Diagnosis: Anticholinergic syndrome, Neuroleptic malignant syndrome, Malignant hyperthermia  #Diagnosis #Differential #Serotonin #Syndrome
Serotonin Syndrome ... , Malignant hyperthermia ... #Differential #Serotonin ... MalignantHyperthermia #Comparison ... #Differential #ALiEM
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Peri-operative Hyperthermia ... Actively maintained fever ... CAUSES OF HYPERTHERMIA ... • Malignant hyperthermia ... Perioperative #Hyperthermia
Hyperthermic Toxidromes
Five toxidromes may present with overlapping features: hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, altered mental status/seizures.
 • Sympathomimetic -
Hyperthermic Toxidromes ... features: hyperthermia ... • Serotonin Syndrome ... ) • Malignant Hyperthermia ... MD @nickmmark #Hyperthermic
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
Fever vs Hyperthermia ... hypothalamic set-point Hyperthermia ... stroke; Malignant hyperthermia ... ; Serotonin syndrome ... #Hyperthermia #
Clinical Manifestations of Serotonin Syndrome
 • Ophthalmologic: Mydriasis, Ocular clonus (slow horizontal movements)
 • Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea,
Manifestations of Serotonin ... Syndrome • Ophthalmologic ... : Tachycardia, Fever ... Hypertonicity, Hyperthermia ... #Syndrome #Symptoms