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Acetaminophen metabolism and factors affecting toxicity. 
GSH = glutathione 

#Acetaminophen #APAP #metabolism #toxicity #Toxicology #Pathophysiology #Overdose
Acetaminophen metabolism ... glutathione #Acetaminophen ... #APAP #metabolism ... #toxicity #Toxicology ... #Pathophysiology
Ethylene Glycol Toxicity

#Pathophysiology #Toxicology #EthyleneGlycol #Metabolism #Fomepizole
Glycol Toxicity #Pathophysiology ... #Toxicology #EthyleneGlycol ... #Metabolism #Fomepizole
High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (HAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis - GOLDMARK

Glycols - ethylene and propylene glycol
Oxoproline
High Anion Gap Metabolic ... associated with acetaminophen ... during hypoxic metabolism ... #Anion #Gap #Metabolic ... GOLDMARK #mnemonic #nephrology
N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC) Therapy Mechanism of Action: The non-toxic route of APAP metabolism gets saturated in
route of APAP metabolism ... conjugate the toxic metabolite ... routes of liver metabolism ... #Pathophys #Toxicology ... NAcetylCysteine #Acetaminophen
Cyanide Toxicity 
Treatment:
1) Hydroxocobalamin + Cyanide = Cyanocobalamin (nontoxic) 
   or 
2) Amyl nitrite
Cyanide Toxicity Treatment ... Cyanide #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Pathophysiology ... #Management #Treatment
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
Acidosis (MALA) Pathophysiology ... use in cellular metabolism ... via anaerobic metabolism ... includes symptoms of metabolic ... LacticAcidosis #Toxicity #Toxicology
Salicylate metabolism.
#Pathophysiology #Metabolism #Toxicology #Salicylate #Aspirin
Salicylate metabolism ... #Pathophysiology ... #Metabolism #Toxicology
Complications of CKD
 - Patients with stages 1-3 ([GFR] >30 mL/min) of CKD are generally asymptomatic;
imbalances or endocrine/metabolic ... #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #CKD
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Respiratory or Metabolic ... Respiratory or Metabolic ... Acidosis ↑ ↑ Metabolic ... associated with acetaminophen ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology
Clozapine Toxicology
Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic most often reserved for use in patients who have treatment-resistant
Clozapine Toxicology ... patients who have treatment-resistant ... following first-pass metabolism ... - Metabolism - ... #Clozapine #Toxicology