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Remember the symptoms & signs of Nerve Agent Poisoning with this infographic! Sam Birks
@BirksMD
#Diagnosis #Toxicology #Organophosphate
Diagnosis #Toxicology #Organophosphate ... Cholinergic #Poisoning #DUMBBELS ... #DUMBBELLS #Mnemonic
Mnemonics - Organophosphate Toxin Poisoning
#Diagnosis #Toxicology #Organophosphate #Cholinergic #Toxidrome #Poisoning #SLUDGE #DUMBBELLS #Mnemonic
Mnemonics - Organophosphate ... Diagnosis #Toxicology #Organophosphate ... Poisoning #SLUDGE #DUMBBELLS
SIGNS OF CHOLINERGIC CRISIS: DUMBELLS
-Diarrhea
-Urination
-Miosis
-Bradycardia
-Bronchospasm
-Emesis
-Lacrimation
-Lethargy
-Salivation

#Diagnosis #Toxicology #Muscarinic #Cholinergic #Toxidrome #Poisoning #DUMBELLS #DUMBBELLS #Mnemonic
CHOLINERGIC CRISIS: DUMBELLS ... Toxidrome #Poisoning #DUMBELLS ... #DUMBBELLS #Mnemonic
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
MAO inhibitors, Organophosphate ... Sympathomimetics, Organophosphates
Nerve agent exposure is a generalized whole-body exposure. Similar to organophosphates, symptoms and signs result from
Similar to organophosphates ... In contrast to organophosphates
Miosis Causes - 4 P's Mnemonic
Constricted: pupils < 2mm, Pinpoint: pupils < 1mm
 • Pain Killer:
• Phosphate: Organophosphate
Nerve agents are similar to organophosphate pesticides in their mechanism of action and symptomology. They phosphorylate
are similar to organophosphate
A toxidrome is a syndrome (set of symptoms) caused by specific medications or toxins.

There are 5
pilocarpine), AChEIs (organophosphates
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Myasthenia Gravis, Organophosphate
Causes of Polyneuropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Metabolic: DM, Hypothyroidism, CKD, Cirrhosis, Nutritional deficiency
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metals, Vitamin B6, Organophosphates