Tox Card: Methemoglobinemia
Is that chocolate blood?
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Snake Bite Compartments… to cut or not to cut
Compartment syndrome is a rare complication that can occur after snake bites and should be managed primarily using antivenin. Keep orthopods and their scalpels at bay.
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Tox Card: Cardiovascular Drug Effects on the Action Potential and ECG
Today we will review the basics of cardiovascular drug effects on the different phases of the action potential.
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EM@3AM – Beta-Blocker Toxicity
A two-year-old male presents to the emergency department following the ingestion of his grandmother’s propranolol. Upon presentation, the young boy is lethargic. EKG demonstrates sinus bradycardia (heart rate: 39 beats per minute) and a first degree AV block. How do you treat this patient’s bradycardia? Read this week’s review of beta-blocker toxicity for a rapid refresher.
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Tox Card: Shhhhh…. It’s SILENT
SILENT syndrome is a severely disabling syndrome that is difficult to diagnose but should be suspected in patients with altered mental status and neurologic changes with a history of lithium use.
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Tox Cards: Novel Synthetic Opioids
Fentanyl and fentanyl derivatives are causing a spike in overdose deaths, whereas deaths from prescription opioids are stabilizing. Patients overdosing on novel synthetic opioids or “designer opioids” can require high doses of naloxone. Health care personnel can be at risk for exposure without proper protection.
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Laundry Detergent Pod Toxicity
Laundry detergent pods may look tasty, but they can have significant toxicity if ingested, inhaled, or exposed to mucous membranes in pediatric patients. This post from Sean Fox details what you need to know.
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Tox Cards: Intralipid Rescue
Today we will briefly review the use of intralipid in poisoning management.
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Tox Cards: Mushrooms
This week’s toxcard is on mushrooms! Yummy. Enjoy.
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Euglycemic DKA Secondary to SGLT2 inhibitors
DKA classically presents with hyperglycemia, presence of ketones, acidosis, anion gap, and low serum bicarbonate. What about DKA with normal or slightly elevated blood glucose? This post evaluates the new SGLT2 inhibitors and euglycemic DKA.
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