Toxicology Flashcards
1
Q
Automotive Antifreese
A
Ethylene Glycol leads to increased angion gap metabolic acidosis
AKI due to nephrotoxicity and obstruction of tubules by calcium oxalate
2
Q
Acute Iron Poisoning features
A
Abdomnial pain
Hematemesis
Diarrhea
Shock
Liver necrosis
3
Q
Iron poisoning lab findings
A
High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
High Iron Levels
Radiopaque pills on AXR
4
Q
Acute iron poisoning treatments
A
Deferoxamine: iron chelating agent that binds free iron making it possible to be renally excreted
Whole bowel irrigation