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Emergency medicine Flashcards

1
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What is the antidote for a paracetamol overdose?

A

Activated charcoal if ingested <1hr
N-acetylcysteine (NAC)
Liver transplantation may be req

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What is the antidote for a salicylate overdose?

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IV bicarbonate
Haemodialysis

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What is the antidote for an opiate overdose?

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Naloxone

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What is the antidote for a benzo overdose?

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Flumazenil (only in severe or iatrogenic overdoses, as seizure risk)

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What is the antidote for a tricyclic antidepressant overdose?

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IV bicarbonate

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What is the antidote for a lithium overdose?

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Mild-moderate: Vol resus with normal saline

Severe: Haemodialysis

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What is the antidote for a warfarin overdose?

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Vitamin K
Prothrombin complex

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What is the antidote for a heparin overdose?

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Protamine sulphate

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9
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What is the antidote for a beta blocker overdose?

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atropine if bradycardic
In resistant cases, glucagon

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What is the antidote for an ethylene glycol overdose? (eg antifreeze)

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Fomepizole

Alcohol if not available

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What is the antidote for methanol poisoning?

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Fomepizole or ethanol
Haemodialysis

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What is the antidote for organophosphate/ insecticide poisoning?

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Atropine

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13
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What is the antidote for digoxin toxicity?

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Digoxin specific antibody fragments

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14
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What is the antidote for iron poisoning?

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Desferrioxamine

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15
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What is the antidote for lead poisoning?

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Dimercaprol
Calcium edetate

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16
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What is the antidote for carbon monoxide poisoning?

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100% oxygen/ hyperbaric

17
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What is the antidote for cyanide poisoning?

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Hydroxocobalamin

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