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Cyanide Toxicity 
Treatment:
1) Hydroxocobalamin + Cyanide = Cyanocobalamin (nontoxic) 
   or 
2) Amyl nitrite
Cyanide Toxicity ... Treatment: 1 ... Amyl nitrite - causes ... #Cyanide #Toxicity ... #Toxicology #Pathophysiology
Intravenous Lipid Emulsion (ILE) Therapy

ILE is a treatment for severe toxicity from local anesthetics. In addition,
Therapy ILE is a treatment ... for severe toxicity ... life-threatening toxicity ... #ILE #Therapy #Toxicology ... #Management #Pharmacology
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity ... no respiratory cause ... Salicylate #Aspirin #Toxicity ... #Toxicology #diagnosis ... #management #Treatment
SGLT2 Inhibitors and Euglycemic DKA

Risk factors for euglycemic DKA in those on an SGLT2i include:
 •
• Anion gap > 12 ... serum or urine Treatment ... therapy in severe cases ... Euglycemic #DKA #EDKA #Toxicity ... #Toxicology
Clozapine Toxicology
Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic most often reserved for use in patients who have treatment-resistant
Clozapine Toxicology ... patients who have treatment-resistant ... Clozapine is known to cause ... #Toxicity #Diagnosis ... #Pharmacology
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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described phases of toxicity ... Abdominal pain, nausea ... absent in severe toxicity ... metabolic acidosis (12 ... #Toxicology #Diagnosis
Migraine - Preventative Treatments

 • Anticonvulsants: *Topiramate, *Sodium valproate, Gabapentin, Pregabalin
 • Antidepressants: Amitriptyline, Venlafaxine, Duloxetine,
- Preventative Treatments ... Magnesium, Vitamin B2 ... #Preventative #Treatment ... prophylaxis #prevention #pharmacology ... #neurology
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
Treatment includes ... Vancomycin #AKI #pharmacology ... #toxicology #diagnosis ... #management #nephrology
Therapeutic Drug Level Monitoring 
Carbamazepine - Sample immediately before next dose (trough) 
Clozapine - Sample immediately
at anytime if toxicity ... Lithium - Sample 12 ... Sample at least 12 ... Therapeutic #Ranges #Toxicology ... #Pharmacology #
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
IDSA Recommendations ... baseline and every 12 ... HumanPapillomavirus #IDSA ... #Prevention #Treatment ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology