Emergency psychiatry Flashcards
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Signs of digoxin toxicity
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Nausea, vomiting, impaired cognition and arrhythmias
2
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Treatment of digoxin toxicity
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Correction of hypokalaemia
Digoxin specific antibody fragments to treat serious arrhythmias.
3
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Signs of organophosphate poisoning
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Salivation, lacrimation, small pupils, sweating, urination and diarrhoea, coma and respiratory failure.
4
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Treatment of organophosphate poisoning
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Atropine
5
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Signs of paraquat poisoning
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Diarrhoea and vomiting, painful oral ulcers, alveolitis (pulmonary oedema)and renal failure.