2024年9月12日 · Serotonin syndrome, also referred to as serotonin toxicity, is a potentially life-threatening condition associated with increased serotonergic activity in the central nervous system. It is seen with therapeutic medication use, inadvertent interactions between drugs, and intentional self-poisoning .

2022年5月6日 · LABORATORY EVALUATION — Serotonin syndrome is a clinical diagnosis; serum serotonin concentrations do not correlate with clinical findings, and no laboratory test confirms the diagnosis . Nevertheless, some nonspecific laboratory findings may develop, including an elevated white blood cell count, elevated creatine phosphokinase, and decreased ...

2024年2月28日 · BIOCHEMICAL TESTING FOR CARCINOID SYNDROME. Differential diagnosis; Hormonal markers - Blood serotonin concentration - Urinary excretion of 5-HIAA - Plasma 5-HIAA concentration - Gastrin and VIP; Nonhormonal markers - Chromogranin concentration; TUMOR LOCALIZATION AND STAGING. Tumors originating in intestinal tract - Computed tomography ...

Requiring a high clinical suspicion for diagnosis and treatment, NMS is appropriately a syndrome more often considered than truly diagnosed. Studies relying on unconfirmed diagnostic codes may overestimate the frequency of the disease.

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SS is a clinical diagnosis; no laboratory test can confirm the diagnosis. SS can manifest a wide range of clinical symptoms from mild tremor to life-threatening hyperthermia and shock.

2020年12月9日 · Serotonin syndrome is a potentially life-threatening condition associated with increased serotonergic activity in the central nervous system (CNS). It is seen with therapeutic medication use, inadvertent interactions between drugs, and intentional self-poisoning.

The management of HIT, HIT in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass, the related syndrome of coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine-induced thrombosis and thrombocytopenia (VITT), and details of administration of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) and …

Carcinoid syndrome is the term applied to a constellation of symptoms that are mediated by various hormones that are secreted by some neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). This topic will discuss treatment of the carcinoid syndrome as well as …

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) were introduced in the late 1980s for the treatment of depression. They are generally much safer in overdose than tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) and monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs).