Category Archives: Pharmacology

I’m going to take a stab at explaining a somewhat complex but clinically relevant topic: Hyponatremia. This matters for us because several psychiatric medications can cause SIAD (syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis). You may have learned it as SIADH. The preferred term now is SIAD, because not all cases involve elevated measurable ADH levels. Psychiatric Medications That Can Cause SIAD MostContinue reading “SIAD (aka SIADH)”

Here is an overview of NMS. Learning objectives -Recognize the tetrad of sx of NMS during patient care -Diagnose NMS in practice -Make recommendations to the team when suspecting NMS Definition Typical Labs Evaluation DDx Management Possible complications Prognosis Restarting antipsychotics Richa Vijayvargiya, MD Psychiatry Service Director, UF Shands Associate Program Director, UF Psychiatry Residency AssistantContinue reading “Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome”

Steroid-induced mental status changes are very common in the CL setting. Here is some teaching info to give you a general overview. We can discuss this during teaching tomorrow: Source: Open-Evidence Steroid-Induced Mental Status Changes Which steroids can cause mental status changes? At what doses? -Any systemic glucocorticoid can cause neuropsychiatric effects –Common culprits Steroids are often discussed inContinue reading “Steroid-Induced Mental Status Changes”