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Intravenous Lipid Emulsion (ILE) Therapy

ILE is a treatment for severe toxicity from local anesthetics. In addition,
Therapy ILE is a treatment ... for severe toxicity ... life-threatening toxicity ... #ILE #Therapy #Toxicology ... #Management #Pharmacology
Clozapine Toxicology
Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic most often reserved for use in patients who have treatment-resistant
Clozapine Toxicology ... patients who have treatment-resistant ... distribution (1.6 – 7 L/kg ... #Toxicity #Diagnosis ... #Pharmacology
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity ... Salicylate Level: 150mg/kg ... Salicylate #Aspirin #Toxicity ... #Toxicology #diagnosis ... #management #Treatment
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
starting amiodarone treatment ... (e.g., chronic ... macrophages Treatment ... Pulmonary #diagnosis #management ... #Toxicology
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Methanol
Solvent found in cleaning and printing solutions, adhesives, stains, paint removers,
antifreeze agent in
gasoline additive Pharmacology ... dose = 1-2 mL/kg ... formic acid) causes toxicity ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Toxicology #Methanol
Fomepizole for Acetaminophen Toxicity

 • In cases where fomepizole and NAC were administered together, evidence has
Acetaminophen Toxicity ... over 500-600 mg/kg ... Acetaminophen #Toxicology ... #pharmacology # ... management
Methotrexate Toxicology 

Intravenous leucovorin (folinic acid) treatment serves as a cofactor necessary for synthesis of thymidylate
Methotrexate Toxicology ... (folinic acid) treatment ... evidence of marrow toxicity ... #Toxicity #Management ... #Pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing CMV Disease:
 • CMV end-organ disease is best
other factors (e.g ... medications, ability to adhere ... to treatment) ... #management #opportunistic ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology