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Topic 10 - Posoning/Overdose Flashcards

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Toxidrome clinical manifestation summary (cholinergic, anticholinergic, opioid toxicity, serotonin toxicity, sympathomemetic toxicity)

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Benzodiazapine overdose managment

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  • 02
  • IPPV
  • IV access
  • IV fluid
  • Glucose
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Beta blocker overdose management

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Beta blocker cardiovascular and systemic affects

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Cardiovascular:

  • Bradycardia
  • Heart block
  • Hypotension
  • Cardiogenic shock

Systemic effects:

  • Hypoglycemia/hyperglycemia
  • Hyperkalemia
  • Bronchospasm
  • Seizures
  • Coma
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Calcium channel blocker cardiovascular and systemic effects

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Cardiovascular:

  • Bradycardia
  • Heart block
  • Hypotension
  • Cardiogenic shock

Systemic affects:

  • Seizures
  • Coma
  • Hyperglycemia
  • Metabolic acidocis
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Calcium channel blocker overdose management

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Gamma-hydroxybutyrate presentation

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  • Euphoria
  • Vomiting
  • Sweating
  • Miosis
  • Respiratoey depression
  • Coma
  • Bradycardia
  • Rapid onset of coma - rousable with stimulus
  • Spontaneous recover in 2-4 hours typical
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Gamma-hydroxybutate managment

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Paraqaut poisoning featurs (Early, delayed and late)

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Immediate:

  • GI upset

Early hours:

  • Oral corrosive injury
  • Metabolic acidosis
  • Hypotension

Delayed (24-48 hours)

  • Progression of acidosis
  • Multi-organ failure
  • Coma
  • Seizures

If patient survives past 48 hours may develope pulmonary fibrosis

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Paraquat poisoning management

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Agents associated with Serotonin toxicity

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  • Antidepressants/antiepileptics
  • Analgesics
  • Antiemetics
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Clinical features of serotonin toxicity (neurological, autonomic, neuromuscular)

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Neurological dysfunction:

  • Anxiety, agitation
  • Delirium
  • Seizure
  • Coma

Autonomic dysfunction:

  • Flushed skin, dilated pupils, diaphoresis
  • Tachycardia, hypertension
  • Hyperthermia
  • Diarrhoea

Nueromuscular dysfunction:

  • Tremor
  • Clonus
  • Hyperrflexia
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Serotonin syndrome managment

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Trycyclic antidepressant clinical features

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Anticholinergic:

  • Agitation and delirium
  • Dilated pupils
  • Dry warm skin, flushed
  • Hyperthermia
  • Tachycardia

Neurotoxicity:

  • Sedation
  • Seizures
  • Coma

Cardiotoxicity:

  • Tachycardia
  • Hypotension
  • Broad comples arryhtmias
  • Bradycardia (late)

ECG changes:

  • Prolonged PR, QRT and QT interval
  • Large terminal R wave in aVR
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TCA management

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Symptoms suggesting severe systemic envenomation in large black spider or funnel-web spider bites (may occur within 10 minutes) - general, autonomic and neurological

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  • General agitation, nausea, vomiting, headache
  • Neurological: muscle spasm, numbness/tingling in and around mouth and altered mental status
  • Autonomic: diaphoresis, tachycardia, salivation, piloerection, salivation, lacrimation
  • Cardiovascular: BP and HR out of nomral limit (up or down) and pulmonary oedema
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Redback spider clinical features

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Local:

  • Pain and fangs at injection site
  • Radiation of pain to proximal limb
  • Localised piloerection and redness
  • Localised diaphoresis

Systemic:

  • Nausea, vomiting headaches
  • Malaise and lethargy
  • Generalised pain
  • Less common: hypotension, irritability and agitation, fever, paraesthesia, muscle spasms, priaprism
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Spider bite managment

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Systemic effects and non-specific effects of snake bites

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Non-specific:

  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Headache
  • Abdominal pain
  • Diarrhoea
  • Diaphoresis

Systemic effects:

  • Neurotoxicity (facial drooping, drooling, paralysis)
  • Coagulopathy (bleeding from nose and gums etc)
  • Myotoxicity (damage to skeletal muscles)
  • Renal impairment/failure
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Snake bite management

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Corrosive Agent management

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Acid versus base burns

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Acids cause damage via coagulative necrosis. The eschar formation limites the depth of penetration.

Alkali substances cause liquifactive necrosis resulting in an ongoing deeper penetration despite an initial benign appearance.

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Organophosphate/cholinergic poisons mechanism of action

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Inhibit acetylcholinesterase, increasing the action of acetylcholine at parasympathetic and presynaptic sympathetic ganglion receptors - can lead to cholinergic syndrome.

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Effects of cholinergic poisoning

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Muscarinic effects (DUMBBELS)

  • Diarrhoea
  • Urination
  • Miosis
  • Bronchorrhoea/bronchospasm
  • Bradycardia
  • Emisis
  • Lacrimation
  • Salivation

Nicotinic excess:

  • Fasiculations
  • Tremor
  • Muscle weakness
  • Respiratory msucle paralysis

Central effects:

  • Agitation
  • Seizures
  • Coma
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Cholinergic poisoning management
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Cyanide toxicity mechanism
Inhibits normal cellular processes. Coulorless gass above 26 degrees and has a faint bitter almond smell only able to be detected by certain induviduals
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Cyanide poisoning features
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Cyanide management
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Clinical features of carbon monocide poisoning - neurological, cardiovascular and respiratory
Neurological: * Headache, nausea, confusion * Atoxia, dizziness * Seizures * Coma Cardiovascular: * Tachycardia * Hypotension * Myocardial ischemia * Arrythmia Respiratory: * Pulmonary oedema
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Anticholinergic overdose features
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Anticholinergic management
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3 classifications of marine envenomations
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Box jellyfish - clinical features
* Severe localised pain * Development of welts * Possible apnoea, DIB, hypotension, arrythmia, ALOC and cardio-respiratory arrest within 30 minutes of envenomation
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Irunaki syndrome - clinical features
* Delayed sting and systemic symptoms * Catecholamine excess leads to restlessness, anxiety, diaphoresis, vomiting, abdominal chest and back pain, blood pressure lability and tachycardia
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Stonefish - clinical features
* Immediate intense localised pain * Muscle weakness, paralysis and shock
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Puffer fish - clinical features
* Weakness, numbness, dyspnoea, paralysis and cardio-respiratory arrest * Symptoms can be delayed up to 2 hours
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Ciguatoxin from tropical fish ingestion
* GIT upset, neurological symptoms (hot and cold sensation, tingling in lips hands and feet) * Severe cases lead to paralysis, respiratory ot cardio-respiratory arrest
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Cone shell - clinical features
* Pain at injection site * Numbness, weakness, ataxia, visual and speech disturbance, respiratory depression
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Blue-ringed octopus - clinical features
* Painless sting but nubness and weakness within 10 minutes with dyspnoea, nausea and vomiting * Severe cases can lead to rapid paralysis and respiratory arrest due to tetrodotoxin.
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Marine envenomation management
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