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Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity ... anion-gap metabolic acidosis ... Anion-Gap Metabolic Acidosis ... , Low Glucose, Salicylate ... #Aspirin #Toxicity
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Respiratory Acidosis ... • Pregnancy • Salicylates ... gap metabolic acidosis ... gap metabolic acidosis ... MD @nickmmark #acidbase
High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (HAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis - GOLDMARK

Glycols - ethylene and propylene glycol
Oxoproline
Gap Metabolic Acidosis ... Aspirin - salicylate ... toxicity causes ... Gap #Metabolic #Acidosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
↓ ↓ Metabolic Acidosis ... For Metabolic Acidosis ... Methanol A Aspirin (salicylates ... associated hypoxia) - Salicylates ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase
Salicylate Poisoning - Toxicology

Acute toxicity = vomiting, tachypnea, tinnitus, diaphoresis, and lethargy. This may progress to
Salicylate Poisoning ... and metabolic acidosis ... Chronic toxicity ... occurs at lower salicylate ... Kat_Watson #Salicylate
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
progesterone, Salicylates ... from metabolic acidosis ... Acidosis A. ... #respiratory #acidbase ... #acidosis #alkalosis