Psychiatric Emergencies for Clinicians: Emergency Department Management of Serotonin Syndrome

J Emerg Med. 2016 Jan;50(1):89-91. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2015.07.046. Epub 2015 Oct 9.

Authors

Kimberly Nordstrom¹, Gary M Vilke², Michael P Wilson²

Affiliations

¹ Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado; University of Colorado Denver, School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado.
² University of California at San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, California; Department of Emergency Medicine Behavioral Emergencies Research Laboratory, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California.

PMID: 26454578
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2015.07.046

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

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Diagnosis, Differential
Emergency Service, Hospital
Female
Humans
Polypharmacy
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / adverse effects*
Serotonin Syndrome / diagnosis*

Substances

Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors