TOXCard: Stingray Injuries
The lowdown on stingrays – RIP Steve Irwin
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Toxicology
TOXCard: Urine Drug Screens
Learn about the clinical utility of urine drug screens…
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Acute Liver Failure: Evidence-Based Evaluation and Management
Acute liver failure is a difficult condition to manage, especially with the large number of potential etiologies. How can you optimize your management of these patients based on the best literature? This post from Tim Montrief provides you with key points in the evaluation and management of these patients.
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EM Boards Survival Guide: Toxicology 1
Toxicology can be a tough topic; this EM Boards Survival guide can help!
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EM@3AM: Methanol Toxicity
A 62-year-old male brought in by EMS for altered mental status and complaints of visual disturbances. Per the EMS report, the patient had homemade moonshine found in his living room. The patient is confused and states his vision is globally diminished as if he were looking through a snowstorm. He also describes a headache and dizziness. What’s the diagnosis, and what’s your next step in your evaluation and treatment?
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TOXCard: Button Battery Ingestions
Cute as a button? I think not. Here is the low-down on button battery ingestions.
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TOXCard: Nitrous Oxide ‘Whippit’ Abuse
I say “whippit… whippit BAD!”
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TOXCard: Nerve Agents
Nerve agents have been in the news again recently… Scary stuff.
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EM Cases: Toxic Alcohols – Minding the Gap
Learn the knowledge of toxic alcohol poisoning recognition, clinical and lab clues, limitations of the osmolar gap, goals of management, time sensitive treatments and more…
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TOXCard: Acetaminophen Toxicity and Management
Acetaminophen Toxicity – What you need to know
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