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Acetaminophen toxicity
Emergency Department Workup and Management - Rumack Matthew Nomogram

#Diagnosis #Management #Toxicology #APAP #Acetaminophen #Rumack #Nomogram
Acetaminophen toxicity ... Rumack Matthew Nomogram ... Acetaminophen #Rumack #Nomogram ... #Stages #Toxicity
Rumack-Matthew Nomogram for Acetaminophen Toxicity #Diagnosis #Management #Toxicology #RumackMatthew #Nomogram #Acetaminophen #Toxicity #APAP #ALiEM
Rumack-Matthew Nomogram ... Acetaminophen Toxicity ... RumackMatthew #Nomogram ... Acetaminophen #Toxicity
N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) restores hepatic glutathione!
Found to have 21-28% reduction in mortality for acetaminophen-induced hepatic failure
The earlier
falls above the normogram ... Diagnosis #Toxicology #Nomogram ... Acetaminophen #Toxicity
Mydriasis Causes - AAAS Mnemonic
 • Atropine
 • Anticholinergic Toxicity
 • Antidepressants (and Serotonin Syndrome)
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Mydriasis Causes ... Anticholinergic Toxicity
Major Chemotherapy Toxicities - AntiNEOPlastic Man Mnemonic

Common Toxicities with Traditional Chemotherapeutic Medications 

Originally posted on pharmacologyweekly
#Chemotherapy #Toxicity ... Man #Oncology #Table
Hypercalcemia - EKG Findings
Causes of Hypercalcemia 
• Malignancy 
• Milk-alkali syndrome 
• Vitamin D toxicity 
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EKG Findings Causes ... • Vitamin D toxicity ... #Differential #Causes
Cyanide Toxicity 
Treatment:
1) Hydroxocobalamin + Cyanide = Cyanocobalamin (nontoxic) 
   or 
2) Amyl nitrite
Cyanide Toxicity ... Amyl nitrite - causes ... #Cyanide #Toxicity
Highland EM Ultrasound - Ultrasound Guided ED Pain Management
#Pharmacology #Local #Regional #Anesthesia #Anesthetics #DosingGuide #MaxDose #Toxicity
DosingGuide #MaxDose #Toxicity ... #Table
Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
and Peripheral Causes ... Diagnosis Central Causes ... Malformation Peripheral Causes ... Aminoglycoside toxicity ... Central #Peripheral #Causes
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... Hyperreflexia • Lead toxicity ... Dystrophy • Statin Toxicity ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes