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ToxCard: Organic Mercury Poisoning

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Further, organic mercury readily crosses the placenta where it acts as a teratogen leading to a wide range of birth defects including developmental delay, blindness, seizures, and limb malformation. 6 The neurotoxicity caused by organic mercury poisoning is permanent, thus, you must act fast. Adverse Drug React Acute Poisoning Rev.

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ToxCard: Iron

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In the late 1990s, iron was the leading cause of poisoning deaths reported to poison control centers for children less than 6 years of age. 2 This requirement was ultimately removed in 2003, however iron related exposures and deaths have stayed low. 5 Seizure: IV benzodiazepine first line, barbiturates as second line.

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Toxic Alcohols

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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.

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Serotonin Syndrome & NMS

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Potential complications include dysrhythmias, respiratory failure, DIC, seizures, and hepatic failure. QJM 2003; 96:635642. An 11-year retrospective review of cyproheptadine use in serotonin syndrome cases reported to the California Poison Control System. Workup for complications should be initiated on a case by case basis.