16 results
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
Pediatric Button Battery Ingestion
Most serious BB ingestions are not witnessed. Therefore, have a low threshold for
Pediatric Button ... children with symptoms ... Severity of tissue injury ... Battery #Ingestion #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 ... #Pediatrics #BonyTumor
 Acute Iron Poisoning

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

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
ortho treatment ... Crush (Rammed) injury ... ortho treatment ... #Peds #Orthopedics ... #Diagnosis #Management
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity ... - Diagnosis and ... ingestion/exposure Symptoms ... #Toxicology #diagnosis ... #management #Treatment
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
Reported Mechanisms and Toxicity of Investigational Treatments for SARS-COV-2
Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine
 • Mechanisms: Interference with ligand
Mechanisms and Toxicity ... Investigational Treatments ... hearing loss, GI symptoms ... acidosis, renal injury ... #Toxicology #Medications
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
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