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How would serotonin syndrome present

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Hypertonia, hypereflexia and clonus
Mental state changes
Autonomic instability inc hyperthermia, sweating, raised HR, mydriasis

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What recreational drugs can cause serotonin syndrome

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Ecstasy, LSD, amphetamines

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How would you differentiate serotonin syndrome and NMS

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Serotonin syndrome is quicker onset and reflexes are swift

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How is serotonin syndrome managed

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Cooling
Benzo’s for agitation
Propofol for rigidity
Cyproheptadine can be given in severe cases

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What is ABD characterised by

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Mentally - aggressive, violent, struggling, psychotic

Hyperadrenergic - raised temp, sweating, raised HR and RR

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What is the typical ABD patient

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Acute toxicity on top of long term cocaine use

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What are the factors leading to death in ABD

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Lactic acidosis, increased O2 demand (which may not be met if restrained etc), risk of arrythmias

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How should ABD be managed

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Don’t restrain them, ventilate them at the rate they were breathing at, sedation, IV fluids, temperature control

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What are your options for sedation in ABD

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Benzodiazepines
Good - familiarity, safe
Bad - resp depression, unpredictable dose-response relationship
Ketamine
Good - rapid, predictable, wide therapeutic range
Bad - inhibit catecholamine uptake so worse sympathomimetic effects
Haloperidol
Good - dopamine antagonist
Bad - need ECG, prolong QT, reduced seizure threshold

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How would you reserve Benzodiazepines

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Flumazenil - GABA antagonist (competitive inhibitor)

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What are the risks of giving Flumazenil

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Lowers seizure threshold

Cardiac arrhythmia

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What is the mechanism of action of Benzodiazepines

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Increase the affinity of GABAa receptors for GABA= Cl- influx = hyerpolarised cell

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How do benzodiazepines differ from barbiturates

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They have less action in the brainstem meaning there is less respiratory depression

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What is spice

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It’s a synthetic canabinoid

Full agonist at the canabinoid receptor so more potent

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How would someone who has taken spice present

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Catatonic state
Hallucinogenic
Increased temp and HR
Respiratory depression
Risk of MI and seizures
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How would you treat someone who has taken spice

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Respiratory depression - Naloxone
Agitation - diazepam
Can give Rimonabant (inverse agonist of CB1 receptor)

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What is the mechanism of action of ketamine

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NMDA antagonist

18
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What effects does Ketamine have

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Increased HR, BP, temp and sweat
Respiratory depression
Long term: ulcerative cystitis

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How does NOS exert its effects

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Anxiolytic - GABA agonist
Euphoric - NMDA antagonist leading to dopaminergic neurone activation and dopamine release
Analgesic - opioid receptor (mu) agonist

20
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What is a long term consequence of NOS

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B12 deficiency which can lead to subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord

21
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What are poppers

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Alkyl nitrates

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What do poppers do to your HR and BP

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Raised HR

Decreased BP - lightheaded

23
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What is the danger of swallowing poppers and how can this be reversed

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Leads to methylglobinaemia (Fe2 —> Fe3) leading to Hb having no oxygen carrying capacity
Give methylene blue and oxygen

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What is the mechanism of action of opioids

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They bind to opioid receptors
Pre-synaptic: close VGCC leading to reduced intracellular Ca and therefore reduced release of neurotransmitter
Post-synaptic: Open K channels leading to K efflux and a hyperpolarized neurone less sensitive to excitatory inputs

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Describe the pain pathway and where opioids exert their action

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Cortical neurones activate PAG (midbrain) which activate nucelus raphe magnus (medulla) which inhibit spinothalamic tracts
Opioids activate PAG

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Why do opioids lead to respiratory depression and bradycardia

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Respiratory depression - opioids reduce the medullas sensitivity to O2
Bradycardia - stimulate vagal activity

27
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What is the antidote to opioid toxicity

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Naloxone 2mg IV

28
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Talk through some symptomatic management options for recreational drug toxicities

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Temperature - cool blankets, cool IV fluids, correct muscle rigidity
Acidotic - sodium bicarbonate
Raised potassium - glucose and insulin
Raised HR - B blocker
Raised BP - B blocker or verapamil
Seizures - lorazepam
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What are some specific risks associated with amphetamine use

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Chest pain

Extremely high BP leading to cerebral bleeds

30
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Systems that cocaine affects

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Mental state: insomnia, agitated, delusions
Neuro: seizures, aneurysm rupture, haemorrhage
Pulmonary: oedema, pneumothorax, septal perforation, fibrosis
Vascular: thrombosis and infarcts literally everywhere (mesenteric ischaemia, renal infarcts, DVT, stroke)
Cardiac: Chest pain, MI, coronary artery vasospasm, atherosclerosis, arrythmias, chronic HTN, aortic dissection

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What is the MOA of cocaine

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Blocks pre-synaptic uptake of noradrenaline and dopamine so more at receptors leading to increased catecholamine release

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How is cocaine induced chest pain managed

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Benzodiazepines to reduced HR, BP and agitation
Aspirin to prevent thrombus
Nitrates eg GTN to reverse coronary vasoconstriction
Labetalol or verapamil for HTN

33
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Sympathomimetic toxidrome and examples

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Raised HR, RR, BP, temperature
Sweat
Pupils dilate
Bowels loud

Cocaine, amphetamines, mephedrone, ecstasy, MDMA, LSD

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Anticholinergic toxidrome and examples

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Increased HR, BP, temperature
Pupils dilate
No sweating
Loud bowel sounds

Atropine

35
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Cholinergic toxidrome and examples

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Constricted pupils
Sweating
Loud bowel sounds

Mushrooms

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Opioid toxidrome and examples

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Reduced HR, RR, BP, temp
Pinpoint pupils
Reduced bowel sounds

Morphine, heroin, tramadol, fentanyl, methadone

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Sedative-hypnotic toxidrome and examples

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Reduced HR, BP, RR, temp
No change in pupils or bowel sounds

Benzodiazepines, barbituates, ketamine, GHB

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