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Our newest Tox Card looks at indications and pearls for methylene blue.

Learn about pyridoxine (vitamin B6) use for INH, mushrooms, ethylene glycol toxicity, and more!

What do you need to know about buprenorphine in the ED setting?

What do you need to know about maxillofacial trauma?

What should you look for on the ECG in the patient with syncope? Matthew Christensen and Kristy Schwartz bring you “ABCDE Left Right”.

A 45-year-old male with a history of cocaine use presents to the ED with one day of worsening shortness of breath, cough, and fever. He is coughing up sputum streaked with blood. He endorses smoking crack cocaine the night before his symptoms started but denies injecting, using other drug use, or vaping. Vital signs include blood pressure 152/86 mmHg, heart rate 110 beats per minute, temperature 38°C, respiratory rate 23, oxygen saturation 86% on room air. Exam reveals a man in moderate respiratory distress. X-ray demonstrates diffuse alveolar infiltrates bilaterally, and CT shows diffuse ground glass opacities bilaterally. What is the most likely diagnosis?

What are deadly causes of nausea and vomiting beyond the GI system, and what do emergency clinicians need to know?

Digoxin toxicity can be challenging in its presentation and management. This Tox Card gives you what you need for your next shift.

What do you need to know about body packers, stuffers, and pushers? This post from Laurence Baril provides key points.

What do you need to know about superwarfarins?