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ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: The Heart Won’t Go On and On

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Lily of the valley poisoning is important to recognize because it presents as digitalis toxicity [3]. ouabain, poison rope) Asclepias spp. 2, 5] Poisoning from plant cardiac glycosides causes reversible inhibition of sodium-potassium ATPase, which increases cardiac inotropy and automaticity. [2, The entire plant is toxic.

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

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An immediate 12-lead EKG was obtained: There is ST elevation in leads aVR and V1, with marked ST depression in I, II, III, aVF, V3-V6. DISCUSSION: The 12-lead EKG EMS initially obtained for this patient showed severe ischemia, with profound "infero-lateral" ST depression and reciprocal ST elevation in lead aVR. What should be done?

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Annals of B Pod - Opioid-Associated Hearing Loss

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UDS : positive for amphetamines, benzodiazepines, fentanyl, THC EKG : Normal sinus rhythm, incomplete right bundle branch block, normal axis, normal intervals. without signs of ischemia on EKG, an elevated CK of 1900, and a mild acute kidney injury with a creatinine of 1.56. 2003 May 27;168(11):1421-3. Diagnostics WBC : 8.6

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ToxCard: Organic Mercury Poisoning

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Diagnosis and Management: Whole blood mercury concentrations are the most useful for diagnosis of organic mercury poisoning, as organic mercury undergoes little urinary excretion. 6 The neurotoxicity caused by organic mercury poisoning is permanent, thus, you must act fast. Adverse Drug React Acute Poisoning Rev. Am J Cardiol.