15 results
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Symptoms are non-specific:
 - Headache 90%
 - Nausea/vomiting 50%
 - Vertigo 50%
 - Altered
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning ... Symptoms are non-specific ... Outdoors improves symptoms ... #Toxicology #diagnosis ... #management
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
 -
Acute Iron Poisoning ... post-ingestion) - Symptom ... Kat_Watson #Iron #Poisoning ... #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Toluene Poisoning - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it?  Volatile hydrocarbon, Glue or paint-sniffing, Occupational
Toluene Poisoning ... - Diagnosis and ... Management Summary ... lipid-soluble, Toxicity ... #Toxicology #Diagnosis
Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) - Toxicology

Clinical presentation
 - Symptoms of GHB toxicity include: short term anterograde amnesia,
hydroxybutyrate (GHB) - Toxicology ... of GHB toxicity ... Hydroxybutyrate #GHB #Toxicology ... #Toxicity #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pharmacology
Salicylate Poisoning - Toxicology

Acute toxicity = vomiting, tachypnea, tinnitus, diaphoresis, and lethargy. This may progress to
Salicylate Poisoning ... - Toxicology ... Severe poisoning ... #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity ... - Diagnosis and ... ingestion/exposure Symptoms ... Salicylate #Aspirin #Toxicity ... #Toxicology #diagnosis
Clinical Features of Carbon Monoxide Toxicity
CNS - Headache, Visual disturbances, Confusion, Ataxia, Seizure, Syncope, Retinal hemorrhage,
Carbon Monoxide Toxicity ... hemorrhage, Focal neurologic ... #Toxicology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis ... #Poisoning
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
anaerobic metabolism Diagnosis ... also includes symptoms ... LacticAcidosis #Toxicity ... #Toxicology #Diagnosis ... #Management
Histamine Fish Toxicity - Inadequate refrigeration increases enzyme from bacteria on fish 
Clinical 
• Skin flushing,
Histamine Fish Toxicity ... palpitations • Symptoms ... eating fish Management ... Histamine #Fish #Toxicity ... #Toxicology #Diagnosis
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
gradually with symptoms ... pneumonitis Diagnosis ... Improvement in symptoms ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #management #Toxicology