EMDocs

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

of exposures reported to poison control centers in 2021 were related to antipsychotics or sedative-hypnotics with the majority of those exposures occurring in patients 20 years of age or older. Consult a medical toxicologist or regional poison control (at 1-800-222-1222 in the United States). Front Psychiatry. Clinical Toxicol.

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EMDocs

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

3-6 Clinical Presentation: Symptoms include altered mental status, tachycardia, hyperthermia, urinary retention, mydriasis, blurred vision, dry skin, hallucinations. 3-6 Clinical Presentation: Symptoms include altered mental status, tachycardia, hyperthermia, urinary retention, mydriasis, blurred vision, dry skin, hallucinations.

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Mind The Bleep

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Exposure Expose the patient in a systematic manner while keeping remaining body areas covered e.g. 1 limb at a time, to reduce the risk of hypothermia. National Poisons Information Service (0344 892 0111) and TOXBASE have useful information on special chemicals and are accessible 24/7. Assess pupillary reaction to light. 2019.00647.

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Northwestern EM Blog

JUNE 16, 2024

Myocardial Infarction Medication Sinus node dysfunction Infectious Disease Hypothermia Metabolic Abnormalities (hypothyroidism, hyperkalemia, ect.) If high suspicion or known overdose, involve and consult your local Poison Center [8]. Hypothermia Moderate to severe hypothermia can cause significant bradycardia leading to hypotension.

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Thinking Critical Care

MAY 18, 2023

Should regulatory authorities have done more to prevent the continued use of this poison? We did not achieve a publishable consensus until 2020. 14] N Engl J Med 2008; 358:111-124 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa071366 15 Anaesthesia 2020 May. There are post scriptums to this story. 15 I thought it might be impossible. 10.1016/j.jcrc.2023.154317

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Intensive Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Show answer In this case, the history pointed towards mushroom poisoning. Most cases of mushroom poisoning are self-limiting episodes of gastrointestinal upset. There are many different syndromes associated with mushroom poisoning in Australia including cholinergic, hallucinogenic, glutaminergic, disulfram-like and hepatotoxic 3.

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Taming the SRU

JANUARY 5, 2025

Specificity: 90.7%) Exposure to a dopamine antagonist or withdrawal of a dopamine agonist in the prior 72 hours: 20 points Hyperthermia (>100.4 2020 Sep;142(3):233-241. Epub 2020 Aug 2. An 11-year retrospective review of cyproheptadine use in serotonin syndrome cases reported to the California Poison Control System.

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