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Toluene Poisoning - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it?  Volatile hydrocarbon, Glue or paint-sniffing, Occupational
Toluene Poisoning - Diagnosis ... and Management ... lipid-soluble, Toxicity ... acute or chronic Clinical ... associated with AKI • Late
Trigeminal Neuralgia [Tic douloureux] 
Clinical 
 • Excruciating paroxysmal pain 
 • Right > Left side
douloureux] Clinical ... paroxysmal pain • Right ... movement • High rate ... TicDouloureux #Diagnosis ... #Management #Headache
Digoxin Pharmacology and Pathophysiology
1) Na/K ATPase Pump - Digoxin works by directly binding to and inhibiting
Digoxin Pharmacology ... and Pathophysiology ... Decreased heart rate ... within normal limits ... #Pathophysiology
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity ... Signs of severe toxicity ... inform immediate clinical ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) - Toxicology

Clinical presentation
 - Symptoms of GHB toxicity include: short term anterograde amnesia,
Toxicology Clinical ... Symptoms of GHB toxicity ... GHB #Toxicology #Toxicity ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pharmacology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... degrees • Chills, night ... CXR upright or lat
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
Acidosis (MALA) Pathophysiology ... presentation - Clinical ... LacticAcidosis #Toxicity ... #Toxicology #Diagnosis ... #Management
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... scan, if suspect right-sided ... Internet Book of Critical ... #criticalcare #diagnosis ... #management
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Clinical Findings
Pathophysiology
Workup
Treatment

By Stacy Marshall, MD

#Salicylate #Toxicity #Diagnosis #Management #Toxicology #Aspirin #Treatment
Salicylate Toxicity ... - Diagnosis and ... Management Clinical ... Findings Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
• If heart rate ... • If heart rate ... Local anaesthetic toxicity ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management