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Signs and Symptoms of Toxidromes

Sympathomimetic / GABAergic withdrawal 
Cholinergic 
Anticholinergic 
Opioid withdrawal 
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome 
Serotonin
Signs and Symptoms ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... Serotonin syndrome ... Sympathomimetics #Diagnosis ... #Toxicology
Colchicine Toxicity 
Naturally-occurring plant alkaloid [Autumn Crocus and Glory Lilly]
2-24 hrs 
 • Severe GI distress
Colchicine Toxicity ... #Colchicine #Toxicity ... #Toxicology #Symptoms ... #Signs #Diagnosis
Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) - Toxicology

Clinical presentation
 - Symptoms of GHB toxicity include: short term anterograde amnesia,
hydroxybutyrate (GHB) - Toxicology ... of GHB toxicity ... Hydroxybutyrate #GHB #Toxicology ... #Toxicity #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pharmacology
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 ... Salicylate #Aspirin #Toxicity ... #Toxicology #diagnosis
Management of Serotonin Syndrome
Identify and stop all serotoninergic medications
 • Avoid inadvertent Rx of serotoninergic meds
Management of Serotonin ... Syndrome Identify ... normalize vital signs ... then 2 mg q2h if symptoms ... #toxicology
Digoxin Toxicity Presentation - Signs and Symptoms
 • Visual disturbances (halos, color disturbances)
 • Weakness
 •
Digoxin Toxicity ... Presentation - Signs ... and Symptoms ... #toxicology #Signs ... #Symptoms #diagnosis
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
Criteria for Guillain ... , Mild sensory symptoms ... or signs, Cranial ... nervous system signs ... #diagnosis #criteria
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
and Management ... Tropheryma whipplei Symptoms ... and Signs: 1. ... Criteria - Either ... #criteria #Tropheryma
Propofol-Related Infusion Syndrome (PRIS)

Diagnosis is based on a constellation of clinical suspicion and biochemical signs including:
(PRIS) Diagnosis ... and biochemical signs ... #PRIS #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pharmacology ... #Toxicity #Toxicology
 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 ... post-ingestion) - Symptom ... absent in severe toxicity ... #Toxicology #Diagnosis ... #Management #Ferrous