Selected Toxins & Their Antidotes Flashcards
1
Q
Acetaminophen
A
NAC
2
Q
Anticholinergic agents
A
Physostigmine
3
Q
Benzodiazepines
A
Flumazenil
4
Q
Black widow spider envenomation
A
Antivenin Latrodectus mactans
5
Q
Carbon monoxide
A
Oxygen
6
Q
Coral snake envenomation
(Eastern US or Texas coral snake)
A
Antivenin Micrurus fulvius
7
Q
Cyanide
A
- Cyanide antidote kit
- Amyl nitrite + sodium nitrite + sodium thiosulfate
- Hydroxocobalamin (Vitamin B12)
8
Q
Digitalis glycosides
A
Digoxin-specific Fab antibodies
9
Q
Heavy metals
(mercury, manganese, copper, gold, nickel, zinc, lead, arsenic)
A
- D-penicillamin
- lead, mercury, arsenic, copper
- Dimercaprol (British anti-lewisite in oil)
- heavy metals, lewisite (chemical weapon)
- DMSA
- lead, mercury, arsenic, other metals
- EDTA, calcium
- lead, nickel, zinc, manganese
10
Q
Inducers of dystonia
A
Diphenhydramine
Benztropine
11
Q
Inducers of methemoglobinemia
A
Methylene blue
12
Q
Iron
A
Deferoxamine
13
Q
Isoniazid
A
Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6)
14
Q
Methanol, ethylene glycol
A
Ethanol, fomepizole
15
Q
Narcotics
A
Naloxone
