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The management of autonomic instability in serotonin syndrome involves treatment with _____ antihypertensives (e.g. esmolol or nitroprusside).
Hint: short or long-acting?
_____ should be monitored closely in digoxin toxicity
Hint: Electrolyte
What class of prescription medications most commonly causes serotonin syndrome? _____
Administration of _____ serotonergic drugs simultaneously may result in serotonin syndrome
Severe digoxin toxicity can cause heart _____, heart failure and cardiac arrhythmias
Digibind (digoxin-specific antibody fragments) will _____ potassium levels when administered. Therefore, target levels prior to administration should be on the upper level of normal
Hint: Lower/Raise
The presentation of serotonin syndrome can be remembered by the mnemonic: _____
The management of severe/refractory serotonin syndrome involves _____
Serotonin syndrome may present with hyperthermia & hyperreflexia due to _____
Patients with TCA toxicity are at risk of neurological sequelae including _____ and coma
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