Tox Flashcards
What is the MOA of NAC in tylenol OD?
Restores glutathione
What is the first lab test that changes with tylenol overdose?
INR, not LFTs
What happens with INR when giving NAC?
Increases slightly
What is the active medication in Jimson weed?
Atropine
What is the treatment for anticholinergic overdoses?
Benzos
GSC
Foley for urinary retention
What is the major risk of giving physostigmine in the treatment of anticholinergic poisoning?
Increased risk for seizures
What is the MOA of botulism?
Prevents the release of acetylcholine
Who do you call to get anti botulinum toxin?
CDC
What other property does propranolol have that make it different from other beta blockers in overdose?
Na channel blockade
Why isn’t glucagon effective in the treatment of CCB overdoses?
Glucagon works by working around the cAMP beta agonist, but if there is no Ca to go around, it will not work
Why isn’t pacing as effective in the treatment of beta blocker overdose?
Do not have the Ca for ionotropy
Which has hyper and which has hypoglycemia: beta blockers vs CCBs?
Beta blockers have hypoglycemia whereas CCBs have hyperglycemia
Foxglove causes what intoxication?
Digitalis
What is the only arrhythmia that you cannot have with Digitalis?
Rapidly conducted SVT
Does dig cause hyper or hypokalemia? Which causes a more potent effect with dig?
causes hyperkalemia, but more potent effect with hypokalemia
What is the major issue with transvenous pacing with digitalis intoxication?
Since digitalis causes an irritable myocardium, there is a risk of a fatal arrythmia
What is the role of tachycardia with QTc prolongation?
Protective, since it shortens the QTc
What is the role of phenytoin in the treatment of TCA overdose?
Do not give, ineffective
What is the biggest tox killer?
CO
How can methylene chloride cause CO poisoning? What is it used for?
Wood stripping agent that gets converted into CO in the body
What is the clinical presentation of CO poisoning?
Flu like symptoms
Who gets hyperbaric oxygen therapy for CO poisoning?
Pregnant
Cardiac or neuro s/sx
What is the MOA of imidazolines, and what is the common suffix?
alpha agonists (oxymetaoline, tetrahydrolozine)
Opioid toxidrome with bradycardia, hypotension, and not responsive to narcan = ?
Clonidine overdose