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Overdose Treatments Flashcards

1
Q

What is the treatment of an ethylene glycol (antifreeze) overdose?

A

Fomepizole

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What is the treatment of a methanol overdose?

A

Fomepizole
or
ethanol + haemodialysis

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3
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What is the treatment of a benzodiazepine overdose?

A

Flumazenil

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4
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What is the treatment of a paracetamol overdose?

A

NAC

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5
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What is the treatment of an opioid overdose?

A

Naloxone

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6
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What is the treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning?

A

100% hyperbaric oxygen

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7
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What is the treatment of a salicylate overdose?

A

Supportive
Haemodialysis
IV bicarbonate

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What is the treatment of a tricyclic antidepressant overdose?

A

IV bicarbonate

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9
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What is the treatment of a lithium overdose?

A

Supportive
Haemodialysis

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10
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What is the treatment of a warfarin overdose?

A

Vitamin K
Prothrombin complex

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What is the treatment of a heparin overdose?

A

Protamine sulphate

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What is the treatment of a beta blocker overdose?

A

Atropine (if Brady)
Glucagon (if resistant)

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13
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What is the treatment of an organophosphate insecticide overdose?

A

Atropine

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14
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What is the treatment of a digoxin overdose?

A

digoxin specific antibody fragments

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15
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What is the treatment of an iron overdose?

A

Desferrioxamine (chelating agent)

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16
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What is the treatment of a lead, mercury, gold or arsenic overdose?

A

Dimercaprol

17
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What is the treatment of cyanide poisoning?

A

Hydroxoxobalamin

or

amylnitrate + sodium nitrate + sodium thiosulphate

18
Q

What should be given if lidocaine is accidentally injected into a vessel?

A

Lipid emulsion

19
Q

What should be given if there is a local vasoconstriction in response to injected adrenaline used for a procedure
(e.g. finger goes blue after adrenaline is injected into a wound on the hand)

A

phentolamine

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