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Intravenous Lipid Emulsion (ILE) Therapy

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

Clinical presentation
 - Symptoms of GHB toxicity include: short term anterograde amnesia,
hydroxybutyrate (GHB) - Toxicology ... presentation - Symptoms ... Kathryn Watson @ ... Hydroxybutyrate #GHB #Toxicology ... Toxicity #Diagnosis #Management
Opioid Overdose - Treatment in the Emergency Department

Symptoms, Treatment and Determining Disposition

#Diagnosis #Toxicology #Management #Opioid #Overdose
Opioid Overdose ... Emergency Department Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Toxicology ... #Management #Opioid ... #Overdose #Disposition
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Wernicke Encephalopathy ... Diagnosis and Management ... treatment can improve symptoms ... Deficiency #Diagnosis #Management ... #neurology #nutrition
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 ... #Overdose
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury

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

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
also includes symptoms ... Kathryn Watson @ ... LacticAcidosis #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Hepatic Encephalopathy ... Diagnosis and Management ... neuropsychiatric symptoms ... other causes of neurologic ... bleeding, Diuretic overdose
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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post-ingestion) - Symptom ... Kathryn Watson @ ... Poisoning #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Phases of Colchicine Toxicity
 - Early Phase (0-24h) 
 - Multi-organ failure Phase (1-7 days)
cardiac arrest Neurologic ... : Seizures, Encephalopathy ... Kathryn Watson @ ... Colchicine #Toxicity #Toxicology