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…
HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen Widely available in both prescription and OTC products, acetaminophen is a common pediatric overdose. Acetylcysteine is the antidote for acetaminophen overdose and can be given…
HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen Estimation of risk of iron poisoning is based upon conversion of the ingested iron salt to elemental iron with >60 mg/kg being associated with significant…
HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen β-Blocker and calcium channel blocker poisoning have significant morbidity, and their hallmark is bradycardia and hypotension. If standard Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS) protocols do…
