HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen Organophosphate and carbamate insecticides inactivate the enzyme acetylcholinesterase producing a cholinergic crisis, with the immediate threat to life being respiratory failure. The diagnosis of organophosphate…
HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen Bidirectional nystagmus is a unique finding of phencyclidine and ketamine toxicity. Myocardial ischemia and cerebral vascular accidents are potential significant morbidities of cocaine toxicity. There…
HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen The vast majority of plant exposures are unintentional, involve small quantities, and the patients are typically asymptomatic. Gastrointestinal upset is the most common manifestation of…
HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen Smoke inhalation victims may have concomitant carbon monoxide and cyanide poisoning. Clinical signs and symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning are notoriously nonspecific and may not…
HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen Asymptomatic children with a history of alkali or acid ingestion should be observed for a few hours and may be discharged from the emergency department…
HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen Oral anti-diabetic drugs function by either increasing insulin secretion or by modulating blood glucose concentrations through a variety of mechanisms other than the increase of…
HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen The key targets of antidepressant and neuroleptic poisoning are the cardiovascular and central nervous systems (CNS). Tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) poisoning is potentially life-threatening due to…
HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen Acute ingestions are generally benign but may be delayed in onset (2–4 days). Ingestions of greater than 5 mg warrant measurement of T4 concentration at…
