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Toxic Alcohol Ingestion
Alcoholic ketoacidosis - Methanol - Ethylene glycol - Isopropyl Alcohol
 • Metabolic Acidosis
 •
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 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 ... (~6 hours post-ingestion ... absent in severe toxicity ... Iron #Poisoning #Toxicity ... #Toxicology #Diagnosis
Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) - Toxicology

Clinical presentation
 - Symptoms of GHB toxicity include: short term anterograde amnesia,
hydroxybutyrate (GHB) - Toxicology ... Symptoms of GHB toxicity ... minutes after ingestion ... Hydroxybutyrate #GHB #Toxicology ... #Toxicity #Diagnosis
Toxidromes Compared: Anticholinergic, Cholinergic, Opioid, Sympathomimetic, Sedative-Hypnotic

During your physical exam, look for evidence of some of
acute cholinergic toxicity ... Opioid toxicity ... #Diagnosis #Toxicology ... #Toxidromes #Comparison
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity ... acute or chronic ingestion ... Salicylate #Aspirin #Toxicity ... #Toxicology #diagnosis
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Hypotonic Infant (Floppy ... Hemorrhage • CNS Infection ... • Magnesium Toxicity ... Aminoglycoside Toxicity ... Hypotonic #Infant #Floppy
If you have a kid with potential mothball ingestion, here's an algorithm for identifying what toxicity
potential mothball ingestion ... identifying what toxicity ... #Diagnosis #Toxicology ... #Mothball #Ingestion
Toxic Alcohol Ingestions
Metabolic Acidosis - Osmolar Gap - Anion Gap - Ketones - Ca Oxalate Stones
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Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Methanol
Solvent found in cleaning and printing solutions, adhesives, stains, paint removers,
antifreeze agent in
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion ... formic acid) causes toxicity ... Diagnosis #Management #Toxicology ... #Methanol #Ingestion
Fomepizole for Acetaminophen Toxicity

 • In cases where fomepizole and NAC were administered together, evidence has
Acetaminophen Toxicity ... for massive APAP ingestions ... (as in, ingestions ... Acetaminophen #Toxicology