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Intravenous Lipid Emulsion (ILE) Therapy

ILE is a treatment for severe toxicity from local anesthetics. In addition,
) Therapy ILE ... Kathryn Watson @ ... #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
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
Management of Serotonin Syndrome
Identify and stop all serotoninergic medications
 • Avoid inadvertent Rx of serotoninergic meds
Management of Serotonin ... serotoninergic meds (i.e ... then 2 mg q2h if symptoms ... Serotonin #Syndrome #Management ... #treatment #toxicology
 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
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms ... constitutional symptoms ... Usual therapeutic management ... #comparison #table ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management
Stages of Iron Toxicity

Iron overdose can cause an anion gap metabolic acidosis. Severe cases can lead
Toxicity Iron overdose ... Iron overdose should ... Recovery from GI symptoms ... hrs Stage Ill ... Iron #Toxicity #Toxicology