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A toxidrome is a syndrome (set of symptoms) caused by specific medications or toxins.

There are 5
set of symptoms) caused ... by specific medications ... antihistamines #Diagnosis ... #Toxicology #Toxidromes ... #Comparison #Table
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
incr mortality compared ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #management ... criticalcare #summary #comparison ... #table #pharmacology ... #indications
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
checklist Evaluation ... - Review of medication ... limit them as able ... #Pancreatitis #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
Usually composed ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #table #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology ... #compared
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist ... hyponatremia, AKI, etc ... IMAGING: Always compare ... esp in work-up/management ... #diagnosis #workup
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
arrest where other causes ... alternate vasopressor (e.g ... as patient is stable ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Etiology: • Medications ... heparinized tube) • ECG ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table ... STOP offending medications
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
Consider known drug causes ... (eg. remifentanil ... , digoxin etc) ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Management
Methanol intoxication:
 • Accidental or intentional ingestion of adulterated
Clinical Features, Diagnosis ... , and Management ... methanol; rare cases ... #toxicology #comparison ... #table #management
Hyperthermic Toxidromes
Five toxidromes may present with overlapping features: hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, altered mental status/seizures.
 • Sympathomimetic -
dopamine blockers (e.g ... pharmacogenetic disease caused ... Hyperthermic #Toxidromes #comparison ... #table #diagnosis ... #differential #toxicology