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Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
no respiratory cause ... seems like DKA, ... acute or chronic ingestion ... Aspirin #Toxicity #Toxicology ... diagnosis #management #Treatment
DKA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA:
1. Serum glucose >250 mg/dL
2. Arterial pH <7.3
3. Serum bicarbonate <18 mEq/L
4. At least
significant anion gap metabolic ... acidosis and ketonemia ... production, the rate of metabolism ... Treatment with IV ... and acidosis has