Firecracker Flashcards
how do you detect Acetaminophen overdose in the body
Serum toxicology screen
Elevated AST, macrocytic anemia, hypomagnesemia, and hypophosphatemia should raise suspicion on
alcohol toxication
what is used to reduce the anxiety and agitation in cannbis overdose
benzodiazepines
Atypical antipsychotics ingestion can produce a false positive drug scree for what
TCA
Distinguish acute distress, PTSD, and adjustment
Acute distress and PTSD: life threatening
adjustment: not life threatening event
Difference between Somatic symptom disorder and illness anxiety disorder
somatic symptom disorder: actually have symptoms but exaggerate the condition
Illness anxiety disorder: exaggerated concern with having a serious illness, without actually having symptoms
When a patient purchases whipped cream chargers (whiplets) that contain small steel cylinders. What is the patient trying to get high on
NO, nitrous oxide
Treatment for taking hallucinogen
none, keep them in a quiet room. Symptoms resolve on their own
Treatment for lead overdose
DSMA
treatment for Hallucinogenic drug
PLACE THEM IN A DARK ROOM
EEG raeds irregular waves and spikes and a chaotic, disorganized background consistent with hypsarrhythmia. type of seziure
infantile spasms
Best next step in management for encopresis
Abdominal X-ray
First line treatment for generalized tonic clonic seziures
Carbamazepine
what is the first step in management if a patient has bed wetting
urinalysis
elevated PTHrp is related to what cancer
squamous cell carcinoma of the lung