20 results
Ethylene Glycol Toxicity

#Pathophysiology #Toxicology #EthyleneGlycol #Metabolism #Fomepizole
Ethylene Glycol Toxicity ... #Pathophysiology ... #Toxicology #EthyleneGlycol ... #Metabolism #Fomepizole
Cyanide Toxicity 
Treatment:
1) Hydroxocobalamin + Cyanide = Cyanocobalamin (nontoxic) 
   or 
2) Amyl nitrite
Cyanide Toxicity ... Treatment: 1 ... #Cyanide #Toxicity ... #Toxicology #Pathophysiology ... #Management #Treatment
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
High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (HAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis - GOLDMARK

Glycols - ethylene and propylene glycol
Oxoproline
High Anion Gap Metabolic ... during hypoxic metabolism ... Aspirin - salicylate toxicity ... underexcretion of acids ... GOLDMARK #mnemonic #nephrology
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
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 ... LacticAcidosis #Toxicity ... #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 ... deterioration Shock and metabolic ... - Anion gap metabolic ... multi-organ failure (ARDS ... #Toxicology #Diagnosis
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity ... show anion-gap metabolic ... Labs: Anion-Gap Metabolic ... #Toxicology #diagnosis ... #management #Treatment
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Clinical Findings
Pathophysiology
Workup
Treatment

By Stacy Marshall, MD

#Salicylate #Toxicity #Diagnosis #Management #Toxicology #Aspirin #Treatment
Salicylate Toxicity ... Clinical Findings Pathophysiology ... Workup Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Toxicology ... #Aspirin #Treatment
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 ... - Metabolism - ... #Clozapine #Toxicology ... #Toxicity #Diagnosis