A 19-year-old man is brought to A and E after collapsing at a nightclub. He is confused, agitated, tachycardic and hyperthermic. Friends report he too...

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A 19-year-old man is brought to A and E after collapsing at a nightclub. He is confused, agitated, tachycardic and hyperthermic. Friends report he took “ecstasy”. Which serious complication of MDMA ingestion should you be most concerned about and actively manage

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Severe hyponatraemia due to inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion

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Profound hypoglycaemia

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Acute adrenal insufficiency

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Acute pancreatitis

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Massive upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): MDMA toxicity

A 19-year-old man is brought to A and E after collapsing at a nightclub. He is confused, agitated, tachycardic and hyperthermic. Friends report he took “ecstasy”. Which serious complication of MDMA ingestion should you be most concerned about and actively manage