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Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity ... - Diagnosis and ... no respiratory cause ... ingestion/exposure Symptoms ... #Toxicology #diagnosis
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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described phases of toxicity ... Abdominal pain, nausea ... post-ingestion) - Symptom ... #Toxicology #Diagnosis ... #Management #Ferrous
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms ... Discontinuation of causal ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology # ... diagnosis #management
Histamine Fish Toxicity - Inadequate refrigeration increases enzyme from bacteria on fish 
Clinical 
• Skin flushing,
Histamine Fish Toxicity ... Oral burning, nausea ... palpitations • Symptoms ... eating fish Management ... #Toxicology #Diagnosis
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
gradually with symptoms ... pneumonitis Diagnosis ... Exclude other causes ... Improvement in symptoms ... #management #Toxicology
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
Symptoms are ... mimic signs and symptoms ... Local anaesthetic toxicity ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
ingestion • B symptoms ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... lymph node biopsy (diagnostic ... Hodgkins #lymphoma #diagnosis ... #oncology #management
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL)
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent, 4:1 to 1:1 F:M
• Immunologic Workup ... Discontinuation of causal ... DrugInduced #Lupus #DIL #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #treatment ... #management