Vitals & Useful Links:

• Learn about one important etiology of anxiety and flu-like symptoms (see spoilers below if you want to know which one)


• emDOCs article on the etiology of this case (spoiler)


• Great inphographic on this case (spoiler)


• EMCRIT Internet Book of Critical Care Chapter on this case (spoiler)


• Clinical decision making tool (spoiler)

Adam finally leads the guys through a case! The original EMJC crew is back together as Adam (MS3) leads Arman (MS4) and Kyle (MS4) through a case of a young male with anxiety, diarrhea, and "feeling warm". How would you approach this case? As always, we learn a couple of very important points about this constellation of symptoms and the treatment for this case. If you have any questions, concerns, or comments, please email us at emjccast@gmail.com. If you have any questions, concerns, or comments, please email us at emjccast@gmail.com.

*****EPISODE SPOILERS BELOW*****

Here's Adam's review article on Serotonin Syndrome

Volpi-Abadie J, Kaye AM, Kaye AD. Serotonin syndrome. Ochsner J. 2013;13(4):533-540.

Case Report of Paroxetine Induced Serotonin Syndrome

Hudd TR, Blake CS, Rimola-Dejesus Y, Nguyen T-T, Zaiken K. A Case Report of Serotonin Syndrome in a Patient on Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) Monotherapy. Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 2020;33(2):206-212. doi:10.1177/0897190019841742

Article on Demystifying Serotonin Toxicity

Demystifying serotonin syndrome (or serotonin toxicity) Ai-Leng Foong, Kelly A. Grindrod, Tejal Patel, Jamie Kellar Canadian Family Physician Oct 2018, 64 (10) 720-727;

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