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Toxic Alcohol Ingestion
Alcoholic ketoacidosis - Methanol - Ethylene glycol - Isopropyl Alcohol
 • Metabolic Acidosis
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Acidosis • Osmolar Gap ... • Anion Gap ... Alcohol #Ingestion #diagnosis ... #toxicology #comparison
Outpatient Treatment of with Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
No comorbidities or risk factors for MRSA or Pseudomonas aeruginosa:
Community-Acquired Pneumonia ... (CAP) No comorbidities ... Community #Acquired #Pneumonia ... #Antibiotics #Treatment ... Management #Guidelines #pharmacology
DKA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA:
1. Serum glucose >250 mg/dL
2. Arterial pH <7.3
3. Serum bicarbonate <18 mEq/L
4. At least
DKA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA ... of infection, antibiotics ... gap greater than ... gap is variable ... gap closes and
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis ... 3) Labs show anion-gap ... , Shock Labs: Anion-Gap ... Aspirin #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #diagnosis #management
SGLT2 Inhibitors and Euglycemic DKA

Risk factors for euglycemic DKA in those on an SGLT2i include:
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alcohol consumption Diagnostic ... gap > 12 • Ketones ... mmol until the anion ... gap is closed ... EDKA #Toxicity #Toxicology
Toluene Poisoning - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it?  Volatile hydrocarbon, Glue or paint-sniffing, Occupational
Toluene Poisoning - Diagnosis ... • Late: normal anion ... gap acidosis, ↓ ... Toluene #Poisoning #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Toxic Alcohol Ingestions
Metabolic Acidosis - Osmolar Gap - Anion Gap - Ketones - Ca Oxalate Stones
Acidosis - Osmolar Gap ... - Anion Gap - Ketones ... @kdjhaveri #Toxicology ... table #osmolargap #diagnosis
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired Pneumonia ... (CAP) - Diagnosis ... Obtain in severe CAP ... 96.1% • Empiric antibiotic ... #CAP #Diagnosis
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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post-ingestion) - Anion ... gap metabolic acidosis ... Poisoning #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Power of Antibiotics - Mortality before and after antibiotics
 • Community Pneumonia 35% → 10%
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Power of Antibiotics ... • Community Pneumonia ... 10% • Hospital Pneumonia ... mortality #power #pharmacology ... #diagnosis