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Signs and Symptoms of Toxidromes

Sympathomimetic / GABAergic withdrawal 
Cholinergic 
Anticholinergic 
Opioid withdrawal 
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome 
Serotonin
Signs and Symptoms ... Toxidromes #Comparison #Table ... Sympathomimetics #Diagnosis ... #Toxicology
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
to severity of symptoms ... Stage D CHF is frequently ... sometimes advanced treatment ... III and class IV symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Change in frequency ... Treatment: • Global ... IBS Symptoms: ... Gastroenterology and Hepatology ... gastroenterology #treatment
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Symptoms are non-specific:
 - Headache 90%
 - Nausea/vomiting 50%
 - Vertigo 50%
 - Altered
Monoxide Poisoning Symptoms ... Outdoors improves symptoms ... Treatment: 100% ... Monoxide #Poisoning #Toxicology ... #diagnosis #management
Back to the "10 Need to Know" series - Drug Therapeutic Target Levels. 

For lithium, target
vary depending on treatment ... Therapeutic #Ranges #Toxicology ... #Pharmacology #Diagnosis ... #Table #Monitoring
Nerve agent exposure is a generalized whole-body exposure. Similar to organophosphates, symptoms and signs result from
organophosphates, symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Toxicology ... SignsSymptoms #Table
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
distinction has HUGE treatment ... and first-line treatment ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison #Diagnosis ... #Table #Hematology
A toxidrome is a syndrome (set of symptoms) caused by specific medications or toxins.

There are 5
syndrome (set of symptoms ... antihistamines #Diagnosis ... #Toxicology #Toxidromes ... #Comparison #Table
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
 •
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis ... Management Summary Diagnostic ... When present, symptoms ... • "Vasomotor" symptoms ... #hematology
Assessment of the Child with Chronic Asthma
Are there other allergic disorders?
 - Allergic rhinitis
 - Eczema,
- Severity and frequency ... of symptoms - ... rhinitis needing treatment ... Asthma #Assessment #diagnosis