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Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

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

Symptoms are non-specific:
 - Headache 90%
 - Nausea/vomiting 50%
 - Vertigo 50%
 - Altered
Monoxide Poisoning Symptoms ... Headache 90% - Nausea ... Outdoors improves symptoms ... Monoxide #Poisoning #Toxicology ... #diagnosis #management
 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
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
and Management ... last 3 months + symptom ... * Bloating not required ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... #Management #gastroenterology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
identifies 85 to 95% of cases ... w/in 24 hours) required ... absence of visual symptoms ... Temporal #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Management
Stages of Iron Toxicity

Iron overdose can cause an anion gap metabolic acidosis. Severe cases can lead
Iron overdose can cause ... dehydration and shock ... Recovery from GI symptoms ... Iron #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Overdose
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Infection/Sepsis/Shock ... Neurological symptoms ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause ... #management #neurology
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Deficiency) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Vitamin C is required ... , or any other cause ... #Management
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... bulbar muscles DIAGNOSIS ... than one after symptom ... ventilation is required ... #management #neurology
Histamine Fish Toxicity - Inadequate refrigeration increases enzyme from bacteria on fish 
Clinical 
• Skin flushing,
Oral burning, nausea ... palpitations • Symptoms ... eating fish Management ... Fish #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis