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Common sodium channel blockers which cause QRS widening.

Anticonvulsants: 
 - Carbamazepine 
Antidysrhythmics:  
 - Group
blockers which cause ... QRS #widening #ECG ... #EKG #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Toxicology ... Differential #Drugs #Classes
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity ... no respiratory cause ... Salicylate Level: 150mg/kg ... Salicylate #Aspirin #Toxicity ... #Toxicology #diagnosis
Vasopressors and Inotropes - Pharmacology Summary
Vasopressors
Phenylephrine (alpha-1)
 • Increases BP, SVR
 • Risk of reflex bradycardia
and Inotropes - Pharmacology ... Summary Vasopressors ... • Higher doses cause ... cAMP/cGMP • Causes ... #Summary #management
Metformin Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action:
 • Suppresses gluconeogenesis by the liver
 • Increases insulin-mediated glucose utilization
Metformin Pharmacology ... Summary Mechanisms ... agent • Does not cause ... side effects (e.g ... #Summary #DM2 #
Clozapine Toxicology
Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic most often reserved for use in patients who have treatment-resistant
Clozapine Toxicology ... distribution (1.6 – 7 L/kg ... Clozapine is known to cause ... #Toxicity #Diagnosis ... #Pharmacology
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
stagnant hypoxia (e.g ... carrying capacity (e.g ... . cyanide toxicity ... Hypoxia #Hypoxemia #summary ... differential #diagnosis #causes
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists - Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action: Stimulate glucose-dependent insulin release from the pancreas (GLP-1
Receptor Agonists - Pharmacology ... Summary Mechanisms ... side effects (e.g ... not definitively cause ... #Summary #DM2 #
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Methanol
Solvent found in cleaning and printing solutions, adhesives, stains, paint removers,
antifreeze agent in
gasoline additive Pharmacology ... . formic acid) causes ... toxicity, but does ... NOT cause osmolal ... Diagnosis #Management #Toxicology
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Summary Who? ... (e.g., acute respiratory ... (e.g., chronic ... Exclude other causes ... diagnosis #management #Toxicology
Naloxone - Toxicology

Adult starting dose:
 - 0.4 mg IV/IM/IO/SQ for non-opioid dependent patients
 - 0.04 mg
Naloxone - Toxicology ... dose: - 0.1 mg/kg ... search for other causes ... Naloxone #Narcan #Toxicology ... #Management #Pharmacology