Welcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This short episode covers the basics of serotonin syndrome.
Hosts:
Eric Yu (MS3)
Dr. Angad Singh (PGY2)
Dr. Shaoyuan Wang (PGY5)
Audio Editing:
Dr. Angad Singh (PGY2)
References:
1. Boyer, E. W. (2024). Serotonin syndrome (serotonin toxicity). In UpToDate.
2. Buckley, N. A., Dawson, A. H., & Isbister, G. K. (2014). Serotonin syndrome. Bmj, 348.
3. Dunkley, E. J. C., Isbister, G. K., Sibbritt, D., Dawson, A. H., & Whyte, I. M. (2003). The Hunter Serotonin Toxicity Criteria: simple and accurate diagnostic decision rules for serotonin toxicity. Qjm, 96(9), 635-642.
4. Foong, A. L., Grindrod, K. A., Patel, T., & Kellar, J. (2018). Demystifying serotonin syndrome (or serotonin toxicity). Canadian Family Physician, 64(10), 720-727.
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