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Toxic alcohol poisoning: What do we know about fomepizole, methanol and ethylene glycol?

St. Emlyn

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Uncover the truth about alcohol poisoning. FOAMed @stemlyns The post Toxic alcohol poisoning: What do we know about fomepizole, methanol and ethylene glycol?

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ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: Poison Dart Frog

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The toxin from the golden poison dart frog most resembles which of the following in its mechanism of action? Poison dart frogs are found in the rainforest regions of Central and South America and derive their name from the Choco people who used the poison to coat the tips of their blow darts. When raised in captivity (e.g.,

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EMCrit 370 – Extracorporeal Therapies for Toxicology & Poisoning #ExTRIP #NephMadness

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NephMadness hits EMCrit with RRT for the Poisoned Patient EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM.

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REBEL Core Cast 109.0 – Na Channel Blocker Poisoning

RebelEM

Take Home Points: In the context of poisoning, a “wide QRS” is anything greater than 100 milliseconds. Authors evaluated the relationship between QRS duration and negative clinical events in patients with confirmed tricyclic anti-depressant (TCA) poisoning. Treatment is guided by administration of sodium-bicarbonate. Boehnert 1985 ).

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2023 AHA Update on Management Cardiac Arrest or Life-Threatening Toxicity Due to Poisoning

EMDocs

Author: Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) // Reviewed by Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK) The American Heart Association 2023 Guideline for managing cardiac arrest or life-threatening toxicity due to poisoning was recently released. Opioid overdose remains the leading cause of cardiac arrest due to poisoning in North America. COR 2a, LOE B-NR.

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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 92: Marine Ingested Poisons and Infections

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Alexis takes us through marine ingested poisons and infections. Food Poisoning. link] The post emDOCs Podcast – Episode 92: Marine Ingested Poisons and Infections appeared first on emDOCs.net - Emergency Medicine Education. Marine Dermatitis. In: Knoop KJ, Stack LB, Storrow AB, Thurman R. McGraw Hill; 2021.

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ToxCard: Second Generation Antipsychotic Overdose

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of exposures reported to poison control centers in 2021 were related to antipsychotics or sedative-hypnotics with the majority of those exposures occurring in patients 20 years of age or older. Consult a medical toxicologist or regional poison control (at 1-800-222-1222 in the United States). Front Psychiatry. Clinical Toxicol.

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