Toxicology causes CC Flashcards by Yas Abdullah | Brainscape

Q

Charcoal does not bind to some substances

A

mnemonic: PHAILS

Pesticides
Heavy metals
Acid/alkali/alcohol
Iron
Lithium
Solvents

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Toxins amenable to multiple dose-activated charcoal (MDAC)

A

Carbamazepine
Dapsone
Phenobarbital
Quinine
Theophylline
Yellow oleander

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Causes of an elevated osmolal gap

A

With normal anion gap:

Isopropanol,
Acetone,
Mannitol,
Diethyl ether

With elevated anion gap:

Methanol,
Ethylene glycol,
Formaldehyde,
Paraldehyde

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Drugs that can be cleared with hemodialysis

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Alcohol, Atenolol
Barbiturate (phenobarbital)
Carbamazepine
Lithium
Phenytoin
Salicylates, sodium valproate
Theophyllines (charcoal haemoperfusion is preferable)

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Drugs which cannot be cleared with hemodialysis

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Benzodiazepines
Beta-blockers
Dextropropoxyphene (Co-proxamol)
Digoxin
Tricyclics

Hint: all have antidotes

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