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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Symptoms are non-specific:
 - Headache 90%
 - Nausea/vomiting 50%
 - Vertigo 50%
 - Altered
Carbon Monoxide ... Poisoning Symptoms ... Headache 90% - Nausea ... #Monoxide #Poisoning ... #Toxicology #diagnosis
Hyperthermic Syndromes - This table summarizes the similarities and differences between some toxicologic causes of hyperthermic
differences between some toxicologic ... causes of hyperthermic ... • Salicylate poisoning ... Table #Diagnosis #Toxicology
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
effusion/Tamponade Hematologic ... Causes of Tachypnea ... • Salicylate poisoning ... • Carbon monoxide ... poisoning Nervous
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Clinical 
 • Headache 
 • Nausea / vomiting 
 • Loss of consciousness
Carbon Monoxide ... Poisoning Clinical ... Headache • Nausea ... #Monoxide #Poisoning ... #Toxicology #Diagnosis
Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve 

Left Shift - decreased unloading of O2 at tissue level (i.e.  increased
carboxyhæmoglobin - Carbon ... monoxide poisoning ... #Differential #Causes
Stages of Acute Acetaminophen Poisoning 

#Diagnosis #Toxicology #Hepatology #Stages #Acetaminophen #APAP #Poisoning #emDocs
Acetaminophen Poisoning ... #Diagnosis #Toxicology ... #Hepatology #Stages ... Acetaminophen #APAP #Poisoning
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... Acute: Salicylate poisoning ... , Carbon monoxide ... poisoning, DKA, ... Acute #Chronic #Causes
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Thalassemia • Lead Poisoning ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
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Tylenol, Mushroom poisoning ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
intracranial pressure, carbon ... monoxide poisoning ... stroke • Severe nausea ... glaucoma, SAH, carbon ... monoxide poisoning