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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