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Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity ... ingestion/exposure Symptoms ... Pulmonary edema, Shock ... Salicylate #Aspirin #Toxicity ... #Toxicology #diagnosis
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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post-ingestion) - Symptom ... deterioration Shock ... and cardiogenic shock ... #Toxicology #Diagnosis ... #Management #Ferrous
Pediatric Button Battery Ingestion
Most serious BB ingestions are not witnessed. Therefore, have a low threshold for
Pediatric Button ... Battery Ingestion ... children with symptoms ... #Ingestion #toxicology ... #diagnosis #management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Infection/Sepsis/Shock ... Neurological symptoms ... DWI • White matter ... Medication/Drug toxicity ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management