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Section 15 Flashcards

1
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most important factor contributing to patient mortality in TCA toxicity

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Cyclic antidepressant–induced cardiotoxicity

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most frequent dysrhythmia noted in cyclic antidepressant toxicity; bupropion; SNRI; MAOI

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Sinus tachycardia

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3
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most common symptom reported after cyclic antidepressant exposure

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Altered mental status

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4
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most potent sodium channel blocker among the cyclic antidepressants

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desipramine

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5
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most frequently reported cardiovascular abnormality in trazodone

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Orthostatic hypotension

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6
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most common ECG abnormality in trazodone

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moderate prolongation of the QT interval

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7
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Most common form of pharmacotherapy for depression

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SSRIs

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8
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associated with the highest incidence of seizures among the SSRIs.

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Citalopram

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9
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most serious drug-related adverse effect of SSRI psychopharmacotherapy

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Serotonin syndrome

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10
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drug class most commonly associated with serotonin syndrome.

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antidepressant

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11
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most common cause of death in serotonin syndrome

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severe hyperthermia

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12
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Most common cardiovascular manifestations of antipsychotic overdose

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tachycardia and orthostatis hypotension

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13
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antipsychotics with highest rate of QT prolongation

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amisulpride and thioridazine

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14
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antipsychotics with highest development of type 2 diabetes mellitus and diabetic ketoacidosis

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olanzapine

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15
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most common disorder creating diagnostic confusion is serotonin syndrome

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NMS

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16
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most prevalent endocrine dysfunction of chronic lithium therapy

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hypothyroidism

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17
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most common class of antiepileptic drugs used in developing countries

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Barbiturates

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18
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most common alcohols ingested

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Ethanol and isopropanol

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19
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most frequently used and abused drug in the world.

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Ethanol

20
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Most frequently cited causes of death of MDMA

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hyperthermia and hyponatremia

21
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the most common cause of an osmolar gap on serum electrolyte analysis

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Ethanol ingestion

22
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most commonly sold as raw cactus or “buttons,”

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peyote

23
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most common agent currently reported in NSAID overdoses

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ibuprofen

24
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most common in acute overdose in methylxanthine toxicity

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Hypokalemia

25
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most common cardiac manifestation of both caffeine and theophylline use and toxicity

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sinus tachycardia

26
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most common effects of nicotine overuse

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nausea and vomiting

27
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earlies manifestation of Acute digoxin toxicity

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Nausea, vomiting, anorexia, and vague abdominal pain

28
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Most common arrhythmias in digoxin toxicity

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premature ventricular contractions and bradycardic rhythms

29
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hallmark of severe toxicity in beta blockers

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bradycardia with shock

30
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most common physiologic abnormality after overdose of CCB

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Hypotension

31
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most serious clinical manifestation in overdose in Spironolactone and Eplerenone

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Hyperkalemia and hypotension

32
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most typical adverse effect observed usually within 30 to 90 minutes after ingestion in doxazosin, prazosin, and terazosin (a1 adrenergic antagonist)

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Orthostatic hypotension

33
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most commonly used α2-adrenergic agonist; primary indication for rebound hypertension

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Clonidine

34
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most consequential adverse effect associated with ACEIs and ARBs

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angioedema

35
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most frequent sign of acute valproic toxicity

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CNS depression

36
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clinical sign most consistently associated with acute iron toxicity

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vomiting

37
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most important factor guiding the decision to terminate deferoxamine therapy because measured iron levels are artificially depressed by the presence of deferoxamine and urine color change can be unreliable

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clinical recovery of patient

38
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Most common radiologic finding in hydrocarbon pulmonary toxicity

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bilateral infiltrates at the bases more common to be multilobar and to the right

39
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Most worrisome acute complication found in solvent abusers (hydrocarbons) is

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sudden sniffing death syndrome

40
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Most common household alkali

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bleach

41
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most common overdose that produces anticholinergic toxicity.

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Antihistamine (particularly diphenhydramine) overdose

42
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most clinically significant cases of human metal poisoning

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Lead and mercury

43
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most clinically significant toxic metalloid

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Arsenic

44
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most common causes of death in arsenic poisoning

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Hypotension and dysrhythmias

45
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most active form of vitamin D

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d-α-tocopherol

46
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Most common adverse reaction to macrolide

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Gi distress

47
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local anesthetic most commonly associated with methemoglobinemia

A

Benzocaine

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