Welcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This short episode covers the basics of neuroleptic malignant syndrome.

Hosts:

Eric Yu (MS3)

Dr. Angad Singh (PGY2)

Dr. Shaoyuan Wang (PGY5)

Audio Editing:

Dr. Angad Singh (PGY2)

References:

1. Park, J., Tan, J., Krzeminski, S., Hazeghazam, M., Bandlamuri, M., & Carlson, R. W. (2017). Malignant catatonia warrants early psychiatric‐critical care collaborative management: two cases and literature review. Case Reports in Critical Care, 2017(1), 1951965.

2. Simon, L. V., Hashmi, M. F., & Callahan, A. L. (2023). Neuroleptic malignant syndrome. In StatPearls

[Internet]. StatPearls Publishing.

2. Tan, C. M., & Kumachev, A. (2023). Neuroleptic malignant syndrome. CMAJ, 195(43), E1481-E1481.

4. Trollor, J. N., & Sachdev, P. S. (1999). Electroconvulsive treatment of neuroleptic malignant syndrome: a review and report of cases. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 33(5), 650-659.

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Welcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners.

This episode covers Working with Borderline Personality Disorder in the Emergency Department with Dr. Bruce Fage, a psychiatrist in Toronto working in emergency and acute care psychiatry, and an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto. His interests include the relational and systems issues that shape psychiatric care in crisis settings. He is also a former founding member of PsychEd!

The learning objectives for this episode are as follows:

1. Explain how the emergency department environment influences presentations of borderline personality disorder

2. Know when to apply the diagnosis of borderline personality in the emergency setting

3. Demonstrate effective management strategies for patients with BPD in the ED

4. Evaluate appropriate use of emergency and inpatient care for BPD presentations

Guest:

Dr. Bruce Fage

Hosts:

Sara Abrahamson (MS3)

Shelly Palchik (MS4)

Angad Singh (PGY2)

Audio editing:

Angad Singh (PGY2)

For more PsychEd, follow us on Instagram (⁠@psyched.podcast⁠), Facebook (⁠PsychEd Podcast⁠), X (⁠@psychedpodcast⁠), and Bluesky (⁠@psychedpodcast.bsky.social‬⁠). You can email us at ⁠psychedpodcast@gmail.com⁠ and visit our website at⁠ psychedpodcast.org⁠.

Welcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This short episode covers the basics of serotonin syndrome.

Hosts:

Eric Yu (MS3)

Dr. Angad Singh (PGY2)

Dr. Shaoyuan Wang (PGY5)

Audio Editing:

Dr. Angad Singh (PGY2)

References:

1. Boyer, E. W. (2024). Serotonin syndrome (serotonin toxicity). In UpToDate.

2. Buckley, N. A., Dawson, A. H., & Isbister, G. K. (2014). Serotonin syndrome. Bmj, 348.

3. Dunkley, E. J. C., Isbister, G. K., Sibbritt, D., Dawson, A. H., & Whyte, I. M. (2003). The Hunter Serotonin Toxicity Criteria: simple and accurate diagnostic decision rules for serotonin toxicity. Qjm, 96(9), 635-642.

4. Foong, A. L., Grindrod, K. A., Patel, T., & Kellar, J. (2018). Demystifying serotonin syndrome (or serotonin toxicity). Canadian Family Physician, 64(10), 720-727.

For more PsychEd, follow us on Instagram (⁠@psyched.podcast⁠), Facebook (⁠PsychEd Podcast⁠), X (⁠@psychedpodcast⁠), and Bluesky (⁠@psychedpodcast.bsky.social‬⁠). You can email us at ⁠psychedpodcast@gmail.com⁠ and visit our website at⁠ psychedpodcast.org⁠.