Toxicities - Antidotes Flashcards
Acetaminophen
N-acetylcysteine (replenishes glutathione)
AchE inhibitors, organophosphates
Atropine > pralidoxime
Amphetamines
Amphetamines are basic, give NH4Cl - acidify the urine
Antimuscarinic, anticholinergic agents
Physostigmine salicylate, control hyperthermia
Benzodiazapines
Flumenazil
B-blockers
Glucagon
Carbon monoxide
100% O2, hyperbaric O2
Copper, arsenic, gold
penicillamine
Cyanide
Nitrite + thiosulfate, hydroxyocobalamin
Digitalis
Anti-dig Fab fragments
Heparin
Protamine
Iron
deFEroxamine, deFErasirox
Lead
EDTA, dimercaprol, succimer, penicillamine
Mercury, arsenic, gold
diMERcaprol (BAL), succimer
Methanol, ethylene glycol
Fomepizole > ethanol, dialysis
Methemoglobin
Methylene blue
Opioids
naloxone, naltrexone
salicylates
sodium bicarb (alkalinize urine)
TCAs
sodium bicarb (plasma alkalinization)
tPA, streptokinase, urokinase
Aminocaproic acid
Warfarin
Vitamin K (delayed effect), FFP (immediate)