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Hydroxocobalamin Pharmacology – Cyanide Antidote

By Dr. Kathryn Watson @Kat_Watson

#Hydroxocobalamin #Cyanide #Antidote #Toxicology #Management #Pharmacology
Kathryn Watson @ ... Cyanide #Antidote #Toxicology ... #Management #Pharmacology
Intravenous Lipid Emulsion (ILE) Therapy

ILE is a treatment for severe toxicity from local anesthetics. In addition,
Kathryn Watson @ ... #ILE #Therapy #Toxicology ... #Management #Pharmacology
Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) - Toxicology

Clinical presentation
 - Symptoms of GHB toxicity include: short term anterograde amnesia,
hydroxybutyrate (GHB) - Toxicology ... Kathryn Watson @ ... Hydroxybutyrate #GHB #Toxicology ... Toxicity #Diagnosis #Management
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

 • Drug induced acute kidney injury is generally defined as a
Kathryn Watson @ ... #pharmacology #toxicology ... #diagnosis #management
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
Kathryn Watson @ ... LacticAcidosis #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Nitrofurantoin Toxicology
Serious Adverse Effects:
Hemolysis in patients with G6PD-deficiency
Peripheral neuropathy
Hepatitis
Pulmonary toxicity
Nephritis

By Dr. Kathryn Watson @Kat_Watson

#Nitrofurantoin #Macrobid #Toxicity
Nitrofurantoin Toxicology ... neuropathy Hepatitis Pulmonary ... Kathryn Watson @ ... Macrobid #Toxicity #Toxicology
Naloxone - Toxicology

Adult starting dose:
 - 0.4 mg IV/IM/IO/SQ for non-opioid dependent patients
 - 0.04 mg
Naloxone - Toxicology ... Kat Watson @Kat_Watson ... Naloxone #Narcan #Toxicology ... #Management #Pharmacology
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Diagnosis and Management ... , Diaphoresis, Pulmonary ... Level: 150mg/kg Management ... Aspirin #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #diagnosis #management
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
 -
Kathryn Watson @ ... Poisoning #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Activated Charcoal (AC) 

Indications:
 - Single dose AC
 - Multiple dose AC

By Dr. Kathryn Watson @Kat_Watson

#Activated
Kathryn Watson @ ... Activated #Charcoal #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Management