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Our patient was exposed to burning sumac smoke while clearing out her yard .  Toxicodendron
It contains urushiol ... same resin in poison ... ivy and poison ... Poison ivy has a ... CTChest #Sumac #Urushiol
Our patient was exposed to burning sumac smoke while clearing out her yard .  Toxicodendron
It contains urushiol ... same resin in poison ... ivy and poison ... Poison ivy has a ... Radiology #CXR #Sumac #Urushiol
Clinical Examination of the Poisoned Patient

#Poisoned #Toxicology #PhysicalExam #Signs #Evaluation #Diagnosis
Examination of the Poisoned ... Patient #Poisoned
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Recreational drugs, Poisons
Hyperuricemia: Pathogenesis and Complications

 - Hypercalcemia (due to diseases like Sarcoidosis and Hyperparathyroidism) -> Accumulation of
blood - Tubular Poisons ... keto-acids) -> Poisons
Contact Dermatitis: Inflammatory response to topical irritant. Note the linear distribution 
across the knuckles, caused by
by contact with Poison
Hypersensitivity: Summary
Type I Hypersensitivity:
 • Immunological Mediator: lgE
 • Immunological Target: Allergen Molecules
 • Ex: Antibiotic
ie. reaction to poison
Type IV Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: Unique because it is entirely T-Cell mediated; exposure to
Poison ivy) #