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Aligned with the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology format. Authored & peer-reviewed by faculty, clinicians, and program directors.
Each question is written to resemble the format and topics on the exam, meaning you won’t see any negatively phrased questions, no “all of the following except,” no “A and B”…you know what we mean. Most importantly, all questions include selective distractors (incorrect answer choices), which will help you think critically.
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Question
A 62-year-old woman presents to the emergency room with acute onset of disorientation, akathisias, flushing, low-grade fever, hypertension, diaphoresis, tachycardia, and myoclonus. Her medications include citalopram, hydrochlorothiazide, metformin, and transdermal selegiline. What pharmacological intervention would be most effective in addition to admitting this woman to the hospital?
A Bromocriptine
B Cyproheptadine
C Dantrolene
D Physostigmine
This woman is suffering from serotonin syndrome due to a drug-drug interaction between selegiline and citalopram. Serotonin syndrome is a potentially life-threatening condition characterized by altered level of consciousness, autonomic instability, and neuromuscular abnormalities such as myoclonus, hyperreflexia, nystagmus, akathisia, and muscle rigidity. The differential diagnoses could include neuroleptic malignant syndrome, malignant hyperthermia, anticholinergic toxicity, sympathomimetic intoxication, and sedative-hypnotic withdrawal. Treatment of serotonin syndrome includes discontinuation of the offending agents, supportive therapy, and use of the nonspecific serotonin antagonist cyproheptadine.
Use of bromocriptine (A) and dantrolene (C) is indicated in neuroleptic malignant syndrome. However, bromocriptine can worsen serotonin syndrome. Though typically thought of as a dopamine agonist, it also has serotonin agonist properties. Though anticholinergic toxicity can be reversed with physostigmine (D), it has no role in treating serotonin syndrome.
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Understanding why an answer choice is incorrect is just as important as knowing why one is correct. That’s why every Rosh Review question includes detailed explanations for the correct and incorrect answer choices. These comprehensive summaries link the most important components of a topic—from risk factors to diagnostics and treatment—giving you the context to build relationships between them.
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After each explanation is a straightforward question with a simple, memorizable answer that reinforces the corresponding topic.
- Strengthens your knowledge
- Stands alone from the main explanation so you’re not rereading content
Q: What other class of medications is helpful in managing serotonin syndrome?
Reveal AnswerA: Benzodiazepines.
Serotonin Syndrome
- Patient with a history of taking multiple medications that increase the amount of serotonin
- PE will show mental status changes, autonomic instability, and neuromuscular abnormalities
- Treatment is benzodiazepines, cyproheptadine, removing the offending agent(s)
Rapid Review
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These bulleted reviews focus on condensed, high-yield concepts about the main topic, from patient presentation to preferred management.
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- Allow you to quickly scan the must-know information
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The “How to Increase Your Score” article also includes day-of tips like which grammatical mistakes to keep an eye out for to help you narrow down answer choices. Our goal is to help you succeed, so read as many of these tips as you can before exam day.
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You can find any boost exams under the My Exams → Boost Exam tab.
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