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ToxCard: Iron

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2 This requirement was ultimately removed in 2003, however iron related exposures and deaths have stayed low. 6 Can see subsequent electrolyte disturbances and dehydration related to severity of GI symptoms. Stage 3 (timing variable) Shock 1 : Can occur within hours for massive ingestion, but may occur over a longer time course.

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Symptoms may be non-specific in the beginning with patients quickly developing septic shock and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Infections, fever, acidosis, hypoxia, dehydration and exposure to extreme temperatures can trigger VOC even though often no cause is identified. Rotavirus gastroenteritis and dehydration C.

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Diffuse Subendocardial Ischemia on the ECG. Left main? 3-vessel disease? No!

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Authors' commentary: Cardiogenic shock in the setting of severe aortic stenosis. This patient’s severe aortic stenosis (AS) and associated severe cardiogenic shock likely created the ECG pattern, resulting in a very difficult challenge for our inpatient team. Fundamentally, cardiogenic shock is an issue of decreased cardiac output.

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What is strange about this paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in an otherwise healthy patient? And what happened after giving ibutilide?

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We designed a step-up protocol in which shocks at 50, 100, 200, 300, and 360 J were used for transthoracic cardioversion. Ballatore et al — Medicina (Kaunas) 55(8): 497, 2019 — and — Page et al — Circulation 107:1141-1145, 2003 ). An estimated 10-to-40% of all patients with AFib do not have symptoms associated with this arrhythmia.

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