Toxicology Flashcards
What is used for opioid overdose?
Naloxone
What is used for benzodiazepine overdose?
Flumazenil
What is used for Acetaminophen poisoning?
N-acetylcysteine (NAC)
What is NAC?
A glutathione percursor.
What is a sign of tricyclic toxidrome?
Widened QRS complex
What is the antidote for tricyclic poisoning?
Sodium bicarbonate
What is the antidote for anticholinergic poisoning?
Physostigmine
What is the antidote to cholinergic poisoning?
Atropine with Pralidoxime
What can you use for methanol/ethylene glycol poisoning?
Ethanol or Fomepizole
Describe an opioid toxidrome
Pinpoint pupils, decreased respiratory rate, decreased bowel sounds
Describe a bezodiazepine toxidrome
Depressed mental status; normal vital signs.
What is the toxidrome of verapamil and diltiazem?
Bradycardia and hypotension, with normal mental status
What can you use to calm someone that’s high on crack down?
Diazepam
What is the toxidrome of beta blockers, clonidine and digoxin?
Bradycardia, hypotension, altered mental status
