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Salicylate Poisoning - Diagnosis and Management

#Salicylate #Poisoning #Toxicology #Diagnosis #Management #Aspirin #Treatment
Salicylate Poisoning ... - Diagnosis and ... #Poisoning #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Aspirin #Treatment
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Symptoms are non-specific:
 - Headache 90%
 - Nausea/vomiting 50%
 - Vertigo 50%
 - Altered
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning ... Symptoms are non-specific ... Treatment: 100% ... #Toxicology #diagnosis ... #management
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Summary Diagnostic ... , signs, and complications ... #Management #Summary
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
ingestion/exposure Symptoms ... #Salicylate #Aspirin ... #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #diagnosis #management ... #Treatment
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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Acute Iron Poisoning ... post-ingestion) - Symptom ... iron deposition leads ... #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
of hands/feet, knees ... , shoulders Signs ... & Symptoms: • ... exam and imaging Treatment ... #management #rheumatology
Medical Management of Riot-Control Agents AKA Tear Gas - 
Decontamination:
1) Remove clothing by cutting off, don't
Medical Management ... clothing over victims head ... #treatment #toxicology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
of UMN and LMN signs ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... respiratory muscles leads ... column Treatment ... #management
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
and Management ... crystals that leads ... forefoot, ankles, knees ... double contour sign ... #management #treatment