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Typical Withdrawal Characteristics of Various Opiates / Time course of opiate withdrawal. 
- Half-life
- Onset of
Time course of opiate ... withdrawal #Opiates ... #Opioid #Withdrawal ... Timecourse #timeline #pharmacology ... #diagnosis
Common sodium channel blockers which cause QRS widening.

Anticonvulsants: 
 - Carbamazepine 
Antidysrhythmics:  
 - Group
blockers which cause ... - Cocaine Opioids ... widening #ECG #EKG #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
A toxidrome is a syndrome (set of symptoms) caused by specific medications or toxins.

There are 5
set of symptoms) caused ... phyostigmine) - Opioid ... antihistamines #Diagnosis ... #Toxicology #Toxidromes ... Anticholinergics #Opioids
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Causes of Excessive ... Daytime Sleepiness - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Alcohol, Opioids ... #Causes
Potassium Channel Blockers - Medications
1. Cardiovascular Drugs
2. Psychiatric drugs
3. Other drugs
4. Synthetic opioids: Levomethadyl 
5. Opium
Synthetic opioids ... #Medications #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pharmacology ... #Toxicology
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... - Medications: Opiate ... - Medications: Opiates ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Naloxone - Toxicology

Adult starting dose:
 - 0.4 mg IV/IM/IO/SQ for non-opioid dependent patients
 - 0.04 mg
Naloxone - Toxicology ... /IO/SQ for non-opioid ... search for other causes ... Naloxone #Narcan #Toxicology ... #Management #Pharmacology
Isocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative Afferent Pupil Defect
 • Optic Neuritis
 • Ischemic
Pupillary Defects - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... (e.g Opioids, Alcohol ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Occult Causes of Non-Response to Vasopressors

vital disclaimer: the cognitive response to hypotension should not be reaching
Occult Causes of ... occult bleeding - toxicologic ... #Diagnosis #Nonresponse ... #Vasopressors #Differential ... #Causes #RebelEM
Primary Dermatologic Nail Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nail Plate - Pitting
 • Psoriasis
 • Alopecia Areata
Nail
Nail Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #dermatology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes