1 Pill Can Kill Flashcards
1
Q
What meds are highly toxic to children?
A
Camphor Benzocaine Lomotil Chloroquine Methyl salicylate
2
Q
What is the anion gap?
A
Na - (Cl + HCO3)
3
Q
Calculate the osmolality
A
2(Na) + glu/18 - BUN/2.8 + ETOH/4.6
4
Q
Camphor
A
Onset 5-120 min after ingestion
Warmth to generalized burning to AMS
Can progress to seizures
5
Q
Benzocaine
A
In local anesthetics
Metabolized to aniline & nitrosobenzene to cause methemoglobinemia
Causes cyanosis not responsive to O2
Antidote is methylene blue
6
Q
Lomotil
A
Antidiarrheal
Combines opioid with atropine
Can cause respiratory depression
