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Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
- Diagnosis and ... no respiratory cause ... ingestion/exposure Symptoms ... Pulmonary edema, Shock ... Aspirin #Toxicity #Toxicology
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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Abdominal pain, nausea ... post-ingestion) - Symptom ... deterioration Shock ... Poisoning #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Stages of Iron Toxicity

Iron overdose can cause an anion gap metabolic acidosis. Severe cases can lead
can cause an anion ... dehydration and shock ... Recovery from GI symptoms ... #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Overdose