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Anaesthesia General 9744eeb7

All of the following conditions show hypehermia, EXCEPT:

A
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
B
Phencyclidine use
C
Aspirin toxicity
D
None of the above
High-Yield Explanation
Causes of Hypehermia Syndromes: Heat Stroke Exeional: Exercise in higher than normal heat and/or humidity Nonexeional: Anticholinergics, including antihistamines; antiparkinsonian drugs; diuretics; phenothiazines Drug-Induced Hypehermia Amphetamines, cocaine, phencyclidine (PCP), methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA; "ecstasy"), lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), salicylates, lithium, anticholinergics, sympathomimetics Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Phenothiazines; butyrophenones, including haloperidol and bromperidol; fluoxetine; loxapine; tricyclic dibenzodiazepines; metoclopramide; domperidone; thiothixene; molindone; withdrawal of dopaminergic agents Serotonin Syndrome Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), tricyclic antidepressants Malignant Hypehermia Inhalational anesthetics, succinylcholine Endocrinopathy Thyrotoxicosis, pheochromocytoma Central Nervous System Damage Cerebral hemorrhage, status epilepticus, hypothalamic injury Ref: Kruidering-Hall M., Campbell L. (2012). Chapter 27. Skeletal Muscle Relaxants. In B.G. Katzung, S.B. Masters, A.J. Trevor (Eds), Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 12e.

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