A 26-year-old woman arrives as ESI 2 after taking sertraline and linezolid. Temperature is 39.4 C, BP 168/92, HR 142. She is agitated with inducible

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A 26-year-old woman arrives as ESI 2 after taking sertraline and linezolid. Temperature is 39.4 C, BP 168/92, HR 142. She is agitated with inducible ankle clonus, hyperreflexia, and diarrhea. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Serotonin syndrome

Answer

Malignant hyperthermia

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Anticholinergic toxicity

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Opioid withdrawal

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Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

Serotonin syndrome — ABEM Board MCQ

A 26-year-old woman arrives as ESI 2 after taking sertraline and linezolid. Temperature is 39.4 C, BP 168/92, HR 142. She is agitated with inducible ankle clonus, hyperreflexia, and diarrhea. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?