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Ethylene Glycol Toxicity

#Pathophysiology #Toxicology #EthyleneGlycol #Metabolism #Fomepizole
Ethylene Glycol Toxicity ... #Pathophysiology ... #Toxicology #EthyleneGlycol ... #Metabolism #Fomepizole
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
Associated Lactic Acidosis ... (MALA) Pathophysiology ... LacticAcidosis #Toxicity ... #Toxicology #Diagnosis ... #Management
High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (HAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis - GOLDMARK

Glycols - ethylene and propylene glycol
Oxoproline
High Anion Gap Metabolic ... Acidosis (HAGMA ... with short bowel syndrome ... Aspirin - salicylate toxicity ... #Acidosis #HAGMA
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity ... show anion-gap metabolic ... acidosis 4) Presentation ... Acidosis, Respiratory ... #Toxicology #diagnosis
Colchicine Toxicity 
Naturally-occurring plant alkaloid [Autumn Crocus and Glory Lilly]
2-24 hrs 
 • Severe GI distress
Colchicine Toxicity ... Renal failure • Metabolic ... acidosis • ARDS ... #Colchicine #Toxicity ... #Toxicology #Symptoms
Cyanide Toxicity 
Treatment:
1) Hydroxocobalamin + Cyanide = Cyanocobalamin (nontoxic) 
   or 
2) Amyl nitrite
Cyanide Toxicity ... #Cyanide #Toxicity ... #Toxicology #Pathophysiology ... #Management #Treatment
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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acidosis (12-48 ... - Anion gap metabolic ... acidosis with both ... #Toxicology #Diagnosis ... #Management #Ferrous
Acetaminophen metabolism and factors affecting toxicity. 
GSH = glutathione 

#Acetaminophen #APAP #metabolism #toxicity #Toxicology #Pathophysiology #Overdose
Acetaminophen metabolism ... factors affecting toxicity ... Acetaminophen #APAP #metabolism ... #toxicity #Toxicology ... #Pathophysiology
Propofol-Related Infusion Syndrome (PRIS)

Diagnosis is based on a constellation of clinical suspicion and biochemical signs including:
Hyperlactatemia • Metabolic ... acidosis • Rhabdomyolysis ... PRIS #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pharmacology #Toxicity ... #Toxicology
Toluene Poisoning - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it?  Volatile hydrocarbon, Glue or paint-sniffing, Occupational
Diagnosis and Management ... lipid-soluble, Toxicity ... Early raised AG acidosis ... normal anion gap acidosis ... Toluene #Poisoning #Toxicology