What is it about?
This paper was written following a real life presentation to an Emergency Department. As described in the case, the patient was treated for Serotonin Syndrome due to their presenting symptoms, without the use of any criteria. The hindsight application of such criteria demonstrated that the patient did not have serotonin syndrome. Despite this the treatment given still worked and avoided the need for any invasive management.
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Why is it important?
The clinicians involved in this case were not aware of any diagnostic criteria for Serotonin Syndrome. This paper was written in hindsight and highlights that the diagnosis would have been different, yet the clinical management was similar for alternate differentials.
Perspectives
Writing this article was a great learning experience. I hope that those who choose to read it, whether Advanced Clinical Practitoner or not, have something to take from it.
Philip Robinson
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
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This page is a summary of: The use of diagnostic criteria to diagnose and treat serotonin syndrome, International Journal for Advancing Practice, July 2023, Mark Allen Group,
DOI: 10.12968/ijap.2023.1.2.85.
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