Antidotes Flashcards
Antidote for acetaminophen?
N-acetylcysteine to replenish glutathione, atropine
Antidote for organophosphates/AChE inhibitors?
Atropine followed by pralidoxime, physostigmine
Antidote for atropine/antimuscarinics/anticholinergics?
physostigmine, control hyperthermia
Antidote for arsenic, mercury, gold, lead?
dimercaprol + 2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid (BAL;British anti-lewisite), succimer
Antidote for benzodiazipines, zolpidem, zaleplon?
flumazenil
Antidote for beta blockers?
glucagon
Antidote for carbon monoxide?
100% oxygen, hyperbaric oxygen, methylene blue
Antidote for cyanide?
amyl nitrate pearls, sodium nitrate, nitrite+sodium thiosulfate, hydroxocobalamin
Antidote for digoxin?
anti-digitalis Fab fragments
Antidote for ethylene glycol, methanol?
fomepizole>ethanol drip
Antidote for heparin?
protamine sulfate
Antidote for iron?
deferoxamine, deferasirox (iron chelators)
Antidote for isoniazid?
pyridoxine (vitamin B6)
Antidotes for lead?
calcium disodium edetate (EDTA), dimercaprol, penicillamine
Succimer PO for milder poisonings, kids
Antidote for nitrites?
methylene blue
Antidote for opioids?
naloxone
Antidote for phenothiazines?
diphenhydramine, benztropine
Antidote for salicylates?
sodium bicarbonate to alkalinize urine, dialysis
Antidote for TCAs?
sodium bicarbonate to alkalinize plasma
Antidote for warfarin?
Vitamin K, fresh plasma (if active bleeding)
Antidote for serotonin syndrome?
cyproheptadine
Antidote for amphetamines (basic)?
NH4Cl to acidify urine
Antidote for copper (esp. Wilson’s), arsenic, gold, iron, lead, mercury?
Penicillamine
Antidote for methemoglobin?
methylene blue, vitamin C
Antidote for tPA, streptokinase, urokinase?
aminocaproic acid
Antidote for theophylline, beta agonists?
Esmolol
Backup for lead poisoning and for Cd, Cr, Co, Mn, Zn?
EDTA
Antidote for oral poisonings except Fe, Cn, Li, solvents, mineral acids, or corrosives?
Activated charcoal
