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Flowchart for Toxidrome-Based Rapid Identification of Chemical-Warfare Agent Classes

#Diagnosis #Toxicology #Chemical #Warfare #Agent #CWAs #Toxidrome #Algorithm
Identification of Chemical-Warfare ... Diagnosis #Toxicology #Chemical
Review Article: Toxidrome Recognition in Chemical-Weapons Attacks
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1705224

#Diagnosis #Toxicology #CWAs #Chemical #Weapons #Attack #Warfare #Toxidromes
Recognition in Chemical-Weapons ... Toxicology #CWAs #Chemical
B-52 Chemical Sedation Cocktail in Severe Agitation
Ingredients:
 • Benadryl 50 mg (Diphenhydramine) +
 • 5 mg
B-52 Chemical Sedation ... prolonged QT #B52 #Chemical
Classes of opioids grouped by chemical structure and risk of cross reactivity.

#opioid #classes #chemical #chemistry #classification
opioids grouped by chemical ... opioid #classes #chemical
Chemical Eye Injury: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Exogenous chemical to the eye and/or adnexa
 • Ammonia, sodium
Chemical Eye Injury ... findings Exogenous chemical ... common alkalis chemical ... eyelids to ensure chemicals ... barrier -> limited chemical
Pathophysiology of Pulmonary Embolism
 - Effects of mechanical occlusion
 - Effects of chemical mediators
 - Hemodynamic
- Effects of chemical
Approach to Nausea / Vomiting - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Gastrointestinal 
    -
- Noxious Chemicals
Causes of Vaginal Discharge - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplastic:
 • Endometrium
 • Cervix
 • Vulva
 • Vagina
Systemic
Inflammatory: • Chemical
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis
Lids:
 • Stye (a.k.a. hordeolum)
 • Chalazion
 • Blepharitis
 • Periorbital cellulitis
Conjunctiva
Viral, Allergic, Chemical
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Irritating Particles, Chemicals