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ToxCard: Anticholinergic Plant Toxicity

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Physostigmine does not reverse seizures or dysrhythmias. 7,10 Contraindications include asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), genitourinary or gastrointestinal obstruction, or if there is suspected or confirmed tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) overdose. Physostigmine does not reverse seizures or dysrhythmias.

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REBEL Core Cast 90.0 – Methemoglobinemia

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benzocaine) Consider the diagnosis in any patient with cyanosis and hypoxia that doesn’t respond to oxygen administration Administer methylene blue to any patient with abnormal vital signs, metabolic acidosis, end organ dysfunction or, a serum level > 25% References: Price DP. Chapter 127. Read more

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Diagnostics: Intractable Hiccups

Taming the SRU

Additionally, cardiac instrumentation, recent procedures such as bronchoscopy/endoscopy, central venous catheter placement/displacement, aortic aneurysm, pneumonia, asthma, COPD, pleural effusion, and pericarditis can manifest as intractable hiccups through similar mechanisms. mg IV Olanzapine 2.5

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The Latest in Critical Care, 10/23/23 (Issue #17)

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Answering this research question has been made more difficult by pip-tazo’s possible status as a pseudo-nephrotoxin (elevating creatinine levels in the blood without harming the kidneys) and frequent co-administration with vancomycin, a known nephrotoxin.