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ToxCard: Anticholinergic Plant Toxicity

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Physostigmine does not reverse seizures or dysrhythmias. 7 Administer this antidote slowly via intravenous route over several minutes (5-10 minutes), as rapid administration is associated with seizures and bradycardia. Physostigmine does not reverse seizures or dysrhythmias. 2002; 6(4):28-30. 9 Physostigmine dosing: 0.5-2

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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 100: Acute Chest Syndrome Part 1

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Clinical Guide for the Management of Sickle Cell Disease, 2002. Published January 2002. Infectious: bacterial or viral pneumonia ( M. pneumoniae, C. Based on light absorption from blood flow at the sensor site (using HbA, not HbS) Underestimates alveolar hypoxemia. Am J Hematol. 2016;91(12):1185-1190. Br J Haematol.

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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 101: Acute Chest Syndrome Part 2

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Clinical Guide for the Management of Sickle Cell Disease, 2002. Published January 2002. Infectious: bacterial or viral pneumonia ( M. pneumoniae, C. Based on light absorption from blood flow at the sensor site (using HbA, not HbS). Am J Hematol. 2016;91(12):1185-1190. PMID:27543812 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

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Toxic Alcohols

Northwestern EM Blog

Clinical Findings of Methanol Poisoning CNS sedation Seizures Rapid, Deep Breathing Hypotension Ocular findings: Blindness Afferent pupillary defect Optic disk hyperemia Mydriasis Ethylene Glycol Toxicity Similarly, the toxic metabolites of ethylene glycol cause end-organ damage at levels greater than 20mg/dl. Acad Emerg Med, 2002.

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The Undifferentiated Sick Infant

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

Perhaps diGeorge syndrome with hypocalcemia and seizures? Inborn Errors of Metabolism - there are over 200 inborn errors of metabolism, but only four common metabolic pathways that cause a child to be critically ill. 2002; 3:3-13. Part 15: Neonatal Resuscitation: 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines. Circulation.

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MI in Children

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

The child with seizure disorder and chest pain: anti-epileptics Some anti-epileptic agents, such as carbamazepine, promote a poor lipid profile, leading to atherosclerosis and early MI. 2002; 12:411-413. 2002; 78:27-30. 2002; 17:169-172. Case Reports Cardiol. 2012; AID 471759. Möhlenkamp S et al. 2002;106:2616-2622.

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Cardiac Rhythms/ECG Module

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Some families have unexplained deaths during sporting events, an unusual number of car accidents, seizures in someone without a formal diagnosis of epilepsy. It is also worth considering: Cardiac channel mutations in SIDS: a population-based molecular autopsy study, Ackermann et al, Circulation 2002.

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