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Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve 

Left Shift - decreased unloading of O2 at tissue level (i.e.  increased
carboxyhæmoglobin - Carbon monoxide ... poisoning - ... #Right #Shift #Differential
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
Tachypnea - Differential ... • Salicylate poisoning ... cause • Carbon monoxide ... poisoning Nervous ... Tachypnea #Hyperpnea #Differential
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... Acute: Salicylate poisoning ... , Carbon monoxide ... poisoning, DKA, ... Chronic #Causes #Differential
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
pressure, carbon monoxide ... poisoning • Mental ... glaucoma, SAH, carbon monoxide ... poisoning • Hypertension ... symptoms #clues #differential
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
Systemic Causes - Differential ... Radiation Sickness • Poisoning ... Antibiotics • Carbon Monoxide ... Emesis #Vomiting #Differential
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Factors Carbon monoxide ... poisoning - Breathing ... producing carbon monoxide ... signs #symptoms #differential
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Blurry Vision - Differential ... Hypervitaminosis A • Carbon monoxide ... poisoning • Central ... Blurry #Vision #differential
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Symptoms are non-specific:
 - Headache 90%
 - Nausea/vomiting 50%
 - Vertigo 50%
 - Altered
Carbon Monoxide ... Poisoning Symptoms ... PeterboroughEM #Carbon #Monoxide ... #Poisoning #Toxicology
Mnemonics - Organophosphate Toxin Poisoning
#Diagnosis #Toxicology #Organophosphate #Cholinergic #Toxidrome #Poisoning #SLUDGE #DUMBBELLS #Mnemonic
Organophosphate Toxin Poisoning ... Cholinergic #Toxidrome #Poisoning
3 Minute EM Pearls: Beta-Blocker Poisoning

PeterboroughEM @PeterboroughEM

#Diagnosis #Management #Toxicology #BetaBlocker #Beta #Blocker #Poisoning
: Beta-Blocker Poisoning ... Beta #Blocker #Poisoning