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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Symptoms are non-specific:
 - Headache 90%
 - Nausea/vomiting 50%
 - Vertigo 50%
 - Altered
Monoxide Poisoning Symptoms ... affected (inc pets ... Outdoors improves symptoms ... Treatment: 100% ... Monoxide #Poisoning #Toxicology
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
Associated Acute Kidney Injury ... induced acute kidney injury ... • Treatment includes ... #pharmacology #toxicology ... #diagnosis #management
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
Management of Serotonin Syndrome
Identify and stop all serotoninergic medications
 • Avoid inadvertent Rx of serotoninergic meds
serotoninergic meds ... then 2 mg q2h if symptoms ... Syndrome #Management #treatment ... #toxicology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... : • Triad of symptoms ... urine • Other symptoms ... Treatment: ... #Differential #Diagnosis
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
Assessment of the Child with Chronic Asthma
Are there other allergic disorders?
 - Allergic rhinitis
 - Eczema,
and frequency of symptoms ... rhinitis needing treatment ... Asthma #Assessment #diagnosis ... #peds #pediatrics
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
any time during treatment ... Direct muscle injury ... Risk of muscle injury ... Atorvastatin Diagnosis ... toxicity #myopathy #diagnosis
 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
Bronchiolitis
Bronchiolitis is a viral inflamation of the bronchioles and the commonest LRTI in under 1s'. It's
Diagnosis - Coryzal ... symptoms for 1 ... Bronchiolitis #pediatrics #diagnosis ... #management #peds ... #treatment