ALiEM

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Poisoning by sodium channel blocking agents. Flecainide poisoning and prolongation of elimination due to alkalinization. 2013 Dec;15(4):90-2. Epub 2013 Nov 7. The American College of Medical Toxicology hosts this Toxicology Visual Pearls series. The post was peer reviewed on behalf of ACMT by Drs. Crit Care Clin.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JUNE 1, 2016

Do we recognize shock early enough? World wide, shock is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children, mostly for failure to recognize or to treat adequately. So, what is shock? Simply put, shock is the inadequate delivery of oxygen to your tissues. How do we prioritize our interventions? Pericardial Effusion?

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Mind The Bleep

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Sodium Chloride or Hartmanns if indicated, monitoring for signs of shock. National Poisons Information Service (0344 892 0111) and TOXBASE have useful information on special chemicals and are accessible 24/7. 2013 May;74(5):1363-6. Establish IV access and begin fluid resuscitation with 250ml boluses of 0.9% doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31828b82f5.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

2) Hypoxia, including poisons of oxidative phosphorylation such as HS, CO, CN. 3) Anemia, or poisons of hemoglobin such as methemoglobin or CO 4) Fixed coronary stenosis that limits flow. Authors' commentary: Cardiogenic shock in the setting of severe aortic stenosis. If you can use Doppler, then you can diagnose it.

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EB Medicine

MAY 3, 2019

Jeff: And while it seems crass to even mention the financial impact, the number is shocking - suicide has an estimated economic burden of $5.4 In one study, sending a brief postcard 9 times a year with a quick “hope things are well” type message to patients discharged after deliberate self-harm reduced self-poisonings by 50%.

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