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Alkalinization shifts equilibrium toward the plasma and urine and away from the tissues.

#Management #Toxicology #Salicylate #Aspirin
the plasma and urine ... #Management #Toxicology
Cyanide Toxicity 
Treatment:
1) Hydroxocobalamin + Cyanide = Cyanocobalamin (nontoxic) 
   or 
2) Amyl nitrite
Amyl nitrite - causes ... Cyanide #Toxicity #Toxicology ... Pathophysiology #Management
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Diagnosis and Management ... no respiratory cause ... Resuscitation 2) Urine ... Aspirin #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #diagnosis #management
Urine Drug Screens - Common drugs that may cause false positive tests 

Amphetamines:
Bupropion, Labetalol, Methylphenidate, Phenylephrine,
Urine Drug Screens ... drugs that may cause ... Diphenhydramine #Urine ... UDS #Laboratory #Toxicology
Management of SIADH
Treat underlying cause:
 • Causes can include pain, primary lung pathology, post-operative phenomenon, medications,
Management of SIADH ... Treat underlying cause ... : • Causes can ... administered • Can cause ... SatyaPatelMD #SIADH #Management
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)  Type 1 

Totally scuppers the kidney's acidification mechanism. Will be
diagnosis with direct urine ... Failure to acidify urine ... Distal #Diagnosis #Management ... #Nephrology #Causes
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Symptoms are non-specific:
 - Headache 90%
 - Nausea/vomiting 50%
 - Vertigo 50%
 - Altered
Headache 90% - Nausea ... Monoxide #Poisoning #Toxicology ... #diagnosis #management
Naloxone - Toxicology

Adult starting dose:
 - 0.4 mg IV/IM/IO/SQ for non-opioid dependent patients
 - 0.04 mg
Naloxone - Toxicology ... search for other causes ... 1000 ml of normal saline ... Naloxone #Narcan #Toxicology ... #Management #Pharmacology
REBEL Review 99: Serotonin Syndrome via Yosuf Alam, MSIV

Presentation: Altered mentd status, Seizures, Myoclonus, Hypertension, Hyperthermia
Hyperthermia (most common cause ... SerotoninSyndrome #management ... #toxicology #REBELEM
Toluene Poisoning - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it?  Volatile hydrocarbon, Glue or paint-sniffing, Occupational
Diagnosis and Management ... nephrocalcinosis) • Urine ... Toluene #Poisoning #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Management