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EKG CHANGES AND TOXICITIES TO CONSIDER

#Diagnosis #Toxicology #EKG #ECG #Toxidromes #Toxicities #Changes #Table
EKG CHANGES AND ... TO CONSIDER #Diagnosis ... #Toxicology #EKG ... #ECG #Toxidromes ... #Table
Toxidromes Summary Table
Heart Rate - Respiratory Rate - Blood Pressure - Mental Status - Skin -
Toxidromes Summary ... Table Heart Rate ... (BB) • Ion Channel ... #comparison #table ... #toxicology #diagnosis
Common sodium channel blockers which cause QRS widening.

Anticonvulsants: 
 - Carbamazepine 
Antidysrhythmics:  
 - Group
Common sodium channel ... QRS #widening #ECG ... #EKG #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Back to the "10 Need to Know" series - Drug Therapeutic Target Levels. 

For lithium, target
#Therapeutic #Ranges ... #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #Table
Therapeutic Drug Level Monitoring 
Carbamazepine - Sample immediately before next dose (trough) 
Clozapine - Sample immediately
#Therapeutic #Ranges ... #Toxicology #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #Table
Hyperthermic Toxidromes
Five toxidromes may present with overlapping features: hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, altered mental status/seizures.
 • Sympathomimetic -
Hyperthermic Toxidromes ... Five toxidromes ... #comparison #table ... #diagnosis #differential ... #toxicology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... Change in clinical ... if result will change ... stratification #diagnosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... during Delivery • Stable ... • Account for changes ... counseling should be done ... on diagnosis or
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
association with one ... • Change to inhalational ... alternate vasopressor (e.g ... as patient is stable ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis