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

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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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REBEL Core Cast 109.0 – Na Channel Blocker Poisoning

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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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ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: Salt, not Shock

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Poisoning by sodium channel blocking agents. Flecainide poisoning and prolongation of elimination due to alkalinization. Author information Timothy Harmon, MD Emergency Medicine Resident Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, George Washington University | The post ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: Salt, not Shock appeared first on ALiEM.

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Point/Counterpoint: Antifreeze Poisoning Tests

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Dr. Filip is the medical director of the Arkansas Poison Center and faculty member in the emergency medicine residency at UAMS. Artifactual elevation of lactate in ethylene glycol poisoning. Ethylene glycol poisoning presenting with a falsely elevated lactate level. References Hack J. 2023;43(10):20-21. J Emerg Med. 2009;27:132.e1-132.e2.

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Top 10 emDOCs Posts of 2023

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Without further ado, here is our list of top posts from 2023 based on viewership from you, the readers: Neurogenic Shock: Definition, Identification, and Management in the ED We start off the list with a clinical post from Kira Brayan and Jenny Beck-Esmay on diagnosing and managing neurogenic shock!

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Snake Bites and Children

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Call your friends … at the Poison Center! Your state poison center and local toxicologists are a wealth of knowledge and help for management and treatment. J Emerg Trauma Shock. as far west as Texas Cottonmouths/Water Moccasins live in the southeastern U.S. But that puts them at risk for snake bites in some areas.

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ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: Who Doesn’t Like a Nice Rosé?

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Critical illness requiring intubation and propofol sedation Cyanide toxicity requiring sodium thiosulfate Iron toxicity treated with deferoxamine Refractory vasoplegic shock treated with methylene blue Septic shock treated with vancomycin and cefepime Reveal the Answer 3. For iron toxicity, what are the indications for deferoxamine?

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