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ToxCard: Second Generation Antipsychotic Overdose

EMDocs

1,6 Agitation, delirium, psychosis, and hallucinations can occur and may be incorrectly attributed to concurrent psychiatric illness. 2 Antimuscarinic effects: May observe sedation, dry mouth, urinary retention, tachycardia, blurred vision, hyperthermia, flushed and dry skin, and delirium. The patient gradually improved.

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Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Paediatrics

Mind The Bleep

In cases of hypothermia, re-warming can be done passively (with blankets), or active techniques can be implemented in severe cases. Retrieved from The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne : [link] ISPAD. BSPED Guideline for the Management of Children and Young people under the age of 18 with DKA. Diabetic Ketoacidosis.

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emDOCs Revamp: Alcohol Withdrawal

EMDocs

This series provides evidence-based updates to previous posts so you can stay current with what you need to know. fold higher risk of NSTI than the control group 12 For those without comorbidities , AUD exhibited a 15.2-fold fold higher risk of NSTI than the control group 12 For those without comorbidities , AUD exhibited a 15.2-fold

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Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome

Northwestern EM Blog

For this reason, carbidopa/levodopa should never be discontinued during hospital admission - or ED boarding. [1] The most acute cause of death from NMS is hyperthermia, which is induced both by D2 receptor antagonism leading to rigidity and impaired thermoregulation from the striatum and hypothalamus. References 1. 12 March 2015.

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Episode 19 - Cannabinoids: Emerging Evidence in Use and Abuse

EB Medicine

Nachi: Sometimes… Jeff: This month’s issue was authored by Mollie Williams, who is the EM residency program director at the Brooklyn Hospital Center. Jeff: In terms of psychiatric effects, several low-to-moderate quality studies have shown statistically significant associations between psychosis and self-reported cannabis use.

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Grand Rounds Recap 5.3.23

Taming the SRU

BROADSTOCK Suicidal Ideation & Behavior with Concomitant Substance-Use Difficult to distinguish suicidal ideation/behavior from primary decompensated psychiatric disease versus substance-induced in the ED Statement of Belief Aka pink slip, 72 hour hold, involuntary civil commitment, etc.