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Cyanide Toxicity after Smoke Exposure - Management Algorithm

By Dr. Kavita Babu @kavitababu

#Cyanide #Toxicity #Smoke #Exposure #Management
Cyanide Toxicity ... Smoke Exposure - Management ... Algorithm By ... Smoke #Exposure #Management ... #Algorithm #Toxicology
Management of acute beta blocker/calcium channel blocker overdose

#Management #Toxicology #BetaBlocker #CCB #CalciumChannelBlocker #Overdose #Toxicity #Algorithm
Management of acute ... blocker overdose #Management ... #Toxicology #BetaBlocker ... CalciumChannelBlocker #Overdose #Toxicity ... #Algorithm
Cyanide Toxicity 
Treatment:
1) Hydroxocobalamin + Cyanide = Cyanocobalamin (nontoxic) 
   or 
2) Amyl nitrite
Cyanide Toxicity ... Amyl nitrite - causes ... #Cyanide #Toxicity ... #Toxicology #Pathophysiology ... #Management #Treatment
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity ... no respiratory cause ... acute or chronic ingestion ... Salicylate level - Toxic ... #Toxicology #diagnosis
Button Battery Ingestion Triage and Treatment Guideline - Algorithm

#ButtonBattery #Battery #Ingestion #Algorithm #Management #Treatment #Guidelines #Toxicology
Button Battery Ingestion ... Treatment Guideline - Algorithm ... ButtonBattery #Battery #Ingestion ... #Algorithm #Management ... Treatment #Guidelines #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 ... Abdominal pain, nausea ... absent in severe toxicity ... #Toxicology #Diagnosis ... #Management #Ferrous
Causes of Vaginal Discharge - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplastic:
 • Endometrium
 • Cervix
 • Vulva
 • Vagina
Systemic
Causes of Vaginal ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Sexually Transmitted Infection ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Gynecology
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hyperreflexia • Lead toxicity ... Dystrophy • Statin Toxicity ... #Causes
Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) - Toxicology

Clinical presentation
 - Symptoms of GHB toxicity include: short term anterograde amnesia,
hydroxybutyrate (GHB) - Toxicology ... Symptoms of GHB toxicity ... minutes after ingestion ... #Toxicity #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pharmacology
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Isopropyl Alcohol
General concepts for toxic alcohols:
• Parent compounds (not metabolites) cause high osmolal
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion ... not metabolites) cause ... to lactate --> causes ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Toxicology #Isopropyl