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Beta-Blocker Overdose/toxicity:

•	Bradycardia & hypotension (most common).
•	Myocardial depression & cardiogenic shock (severe overdoses). 
•	Ventricular dysrhythmias (Common with
Beta-Blocker Overdose/toxicity ... Others (mental status ... change, seizure ... , hypoglycemia, ... Sotalol #carvedilol #hypoglycemia
MOVE STUPID - Mnemonic for Altered Mental Status (Delirium)
 - Metabolic (hypercalcemia, hyponatremia)
 - Oxygen (hypoxia)
Altered Mental Status ... (hypothyroid, hypoglycemia ... ) - Seizures
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Altered Mental Status ... Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure ... encephalopathy, Hypoglycemia ... Altered #Mental #Status
Causes of Prolonged Emergence - Anesthesiology

Prolonged Drug Action:
• Overdose 
• Hypothermia (< 33 C) 
• Incr
endocrine • Hypoglycemia ... / hyperglycemia ... ischæmia • Seizure ... — post-ictal state
Status Epilepticus Pharmacotherapy Guide

 • Phenytoin and Fosphenytoin
 • Valproate Sodium
 • Levetiracetam
 • Lacosamide
 •
Status Epilepticus ... theABofPharmaC #Status ... #Epilepticus #Pharmacology ... management #epilepsy #seizure
Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) - Toxicology

Clinical presentation
 - Symptoms of GHB toxicity include: short term anterograde amnesia,
Symptoms of GHB toxicity ... within 4-8h - Seizures ... hallucinations and seizure ... GHB #Toxicology #Toxicity ... Diagnosis #Management #Pharmacology
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic for Causes of Altered Mental Status
A - Alcohol, Acidosis, Ammonia, Arrhythmia
E -
Altered Mental Status ... Thiamine I - Insulin (hypoglycemia ... Poisoning S - Stroke, Seizure
Cerebral Toxoplasmosis 
- Most comrnon CNS infection in patients with AIDS 
who are not receiving appropriate
Altered mental status ... • Seizure ... pyrimethamine-induced hematologic toxicity
Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia ... • Neurologic: Seizure ... • Toxins: Drug toxicity
Beta Blocker Side Effects / Toxicity
Cardiac Side Effects:
 • Sinus bradycardia, AV block, Heart failure exacerbation,
Side Effects / Toxicity ... dysfunction, Fatigue, Hypoglycemic ... #SideEffects #Toxicity ... AdverseEffects #pharmacology