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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Symptoms are non-specific:
 - Headache 90%
 - Nausea/vomiting 50%
 - Vertigo 50%
 - Altered
Carbon Monoxide ... Headache 90% - Nausea ... PeterboroughEM #Carbon ... Monoxide #Poisoning #Toxicology ... #diagnosis #management
Pediatric Button Battery Ingestion
Most serious BB ingestions are not witnessed. Therefore, have a low threshold for
Button Battery Ingestion ... Most serious BB ingestions ... Button batteries cause ... #toxicology #diagnosis ... #management #Pediatrics
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis ... no respiratory cause ... acute or chronic ingestion ... Aspirin #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #diagnosis #management
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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(~6 hours post-ingestion ... Abdominal pain, nausea ... -24 hours post-ingestion ... Poisoning #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Clinical 
 • Headache 
 • Nausea / vomiting 
 • Loss of consciousness
Carbon Monoxide ... Headache • Nausea ... , chest pain Management ... Monoxide #Poisoning #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Isopropyl Alcohol
General concepts for toxic alcohols:
• Parent compounds (not metabolites) cause high osmolal
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion ... not metabolites) cause ... to lactate --> causes ... lactic acidosis #Diagnosis ... #Management #Toxicology
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
permeability, lung congestion ... if there is no clear ... cause such as trauma ... the underlying cause ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
and Differential Diagnosis ... Substance - Carbon ... #Headaches #diagnosis ... #differential #causes ... primary #secondary #management
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
≥ 4mmol.l-1 if infection ... devices could have caused ... anaesthesia #Sepsis #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... polymicrobial infection ... • Most common cause ... residual lesion or is clear ... #differential #causes