Approach to Poisoning

Question 1

Risk Assessment

Answer 1

Drugs
Doses
Time of ingestion
Clinical course since ingestion
comorbidities/ weight

Question 2

Seizure causing drugs

Answer 2

Anticonvulsants:
- carbamazepine
-topiramate
-tiagabine
Antidepressants
-venlafaxine
-bupropion
-citalopram
-tricyclics
Antidysrhtymics
-quinidine
Antihistamine
Antimalarial
-chloroqine
-hydoxychloroquine
-quinine
Antipsychotics
-butyrophenones
-phenothiazine
Atypical antipsychotic
-olanzapine
-quetiapine
Isoniazid
Hypoglycaemic agent
-insulin
-sulfonylurea
Local Anaesthetic
Nicotine
NSAID
-mefenamic acid
Opioids
-dextroproproxyphene
-pethidine
-tramadol
Propranolol
Salicylates
Sympathomimetic agent
-amphetamine
-Cocaine
Theophylline
Withdrawl syndrome
-alcohol
-barbiturates
-benzodiazepine
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Question 3

Hypoglycaemia causing drugs

Answer 3

Insulin
Sulfonylureas
beta blockers
quinine
chloroquine
salicylates
valproate