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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Symptoms are non-specific:
 - Headache 90%
 - Nausea/vomiting 50%
 - Vertigo 50%
 - Altered
Carbon Monoxide ... Poisoning Symptoms ... affected (inc pets ... PeterboroughEM #Carbon ... Monoxide #Poisoning #Toxicology
Pyloric Stenosis - peminfographics.com
#Diagnosis #PatientInfo #Peds #Pediatrics #PyloricStenosis #Symptoms #Overview #Mnemonic
peminfographics.com #Diagnosis ... #PatientInfo #Peds ... PyloricStenosis #Symptoms ... #Overview #Mnemonic
HEEADSSS - for psychosocial history taking in adolescents

Home environment, Education and employment, Eating, peer-related Activities, Drugs,
and Safety from injury ... violence #Diagnosis ... #Screening #Peds ... Adolescents #HEADSSS #Mnemonic
Osteosarcoma 
Most common primary malignant bone tumor in children 
Most Common Sites of Involvement:
1. Distal femur
frequently begins after injury ... • Systemic symptoms ... #Osteosarcoma #Diagnosis ... Features #Oncology #Peds
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
anaerobic metabolism Diagnosis ... and acute kidney injury ... also includes symptoms ... LacticAcidosis #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Remember the symptoms & signs of Nerve Agent Poisoning with this infographic! Sam Birks
@BirksMD
#Diagnosis #Toxicology #Organophosphate
Remember the symptoms ... Birks @BirksMD #Diagnosis ... #Toxicology #Organophosphate ... DUMBBELS #DUMBBELLS #Mnemonic ... #Symptoms
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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caustic mucosal injury ... post-ingestion) - Symptom ... caustic bowel injury ... Poisoning #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
Physis SALTR Mnemonic ... Crush (Rammed) injury ... Fractures #SALTR #Mnemonic ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Orthopedics #Diagnosis
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hepatocellular Injury ... methysergide, carbon ... associated with any symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis
Clinical Features of Carbon Monoxide Toxicity
CNS - Headache, Visual disturbances, Confusion, Ataxia, Seizure, Syncope, Retinal hemorrhage,
Clinical Features of Carbon ... COhemoglobin levels #Carbon ... Monoxide #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Poisoning