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Acute Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management
#Diagnosis #Management #Toxicology #Salicylate #Aspirin #Toxicity #ALiEM
Diagnosis and Management ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Toxicology #Salicylate ... Aspirin #Toxicity #ALiEM
American Academy of Clinical Toxicology guidelines #Management #EM #Tox #Methanol #Poisoning #Algorithm #Fomepizole #ToxicAlcohol #ALiEM
Academy of Clinical Toxicology ... guidelines #Management ... #ToxicAlcohol #ALiEM
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
Cyanide Toxicity 
Treatment:
1) Hydroxocobalamin + Cyanide = Cyanocobalamin (nontoxic) 
   or 
2) Amyl nitrite
Amyl nitrite - causes ... Cyanide #Toxicity #Toxicology ... Pathophysiology #Management
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Isopropyl Alcohol
General concepts for toxic alcohols:
• Parent compounds (not metabolites) cause high osmolal
not metabolites) cause ... to lactate --> causes ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Toxicology #Isopropyl ... Alcohol #Ingestion #ALiEM
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Diagnosis and Management ... no respiratory cause ... Salicylate Level: 150mg/kg ... Management: ... Aspirin #Toxicity #Toxicology
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
cardiac syncope, e.g ... frequently benign causes ... life-threatening causes ... further guide management ... depends on the cause
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Methanol
Solvent found in cleaning and printing solutions, adhesives, stains, paint removers,
antifreeze agent in
. formic acid) causes ... , but does NOT cause ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Toxicology #Methanol ... #Ingestion #ALiEM
Management Algorithm for Confusion
- Substrate verification, glucose, oxygen checks
- Toxidrome present
- Focal findings on neurologic examination
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Management Algorithm ... electrolytes, CXR, ECG ... thyroid, MRI, toxicologic ... AlteredMentalStatus #Delirium #Management
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
in Anaesthesia Caused ... or iatrogenic causes ... , e.g. central line ... Plan definitive management ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management