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OPIOID SWITCHING AND TAPERING.

Long term opioid use results in physical (and potentially psychological) dependence. Opioids should
OPIOID SWITCHING ... Long term opioid ... Opioids should be ... sweating, anxiety, nausea ... #pharmacology #conversion
A toxidrome is a syndrome (set of symptoms) caused by specific medications or toxins.

There are 5
set of symptoms) caused ... phyostigmine) - Opioid ... #Diagnosis #Toxicology ... Anticholinergics #Opioids
Cyanide Toxicity 
Treatment:
1) Hydroxocobalamin + Cyanide = Cyanocobalamin (nontoxic) 
   or 
2) Amyl nitrite
Amyl nitrite - causes ... thiosulfate enhances conversion ... Cyanide #Toxicity #Toxicology
Common sodium channel blockers which cause QRS widening.

Anticonvulsants: 
 - Carbamazepine 
Antidysrhythmics:  
 - Group
blockers which cause ... - Cocaine Opioids ... #Medications #Toxicology ... Differential #Drugs #Classes
Naloxone - Toxicology

Adult starting dose:
 - 0.4 mg IV/IM/IO/SQ for non-opioid dependent patients
 - 0.04 mg
Naloxone - Toxicology ... /IO/SQ for non-opioid ... /IO/SQ for non-opioid ... search for other causes ... Naloxone #Narcan #Toxicology
Naloxone for Clonidine Overdose
Indication: Altered mental status, CNS depression or respiratory depression due to clonidine overdose
Dosing:
increase endogenous opioid ... Endogenous opioids ... supported in pediatric cases ... move on to other cares ... Clonidine #Overdose #toxicology
Urine Drug Screens - Common drugs that may cause false positive tests 

Amphetamines:
Bupropion, Labetalol, Methylphenidate, Phenylephrine,
drugs that may cause ... containing cocaine Opioids ... UDS #Laboratory #Toxicology
Causes of Secondary / Provoked Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Febrile
Infection
 • Sepsis
 • Encephalitis
 • Meningitis
Metabolic
Causes of Secondary ... Algorithm Febrile Infection ... Panic Disorder • Conversion ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
 •
Depression, anxiety, Conversion ... Critical illness, Infection ... ↓, Malignancy, Infection ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Biliary Dilatation - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiological: ↑ Age, Cholecystectomy, Opioid dependence, Post-sphincterotomy
 •
Causes of Biliary ... Cholecystectomy, Opioid ... stenosis, Parasitic infection ... Biliary #Dilatation #causes