Bottom's up
Drug Ballads
How things work
Jumpin' Jack Flash
it's a gas, gas, gas
it's a gas, gas, gas
"The Better to see you with my dear"
Antidotes
Potpourri
100
This alcohol is the most intoxicating:
ethanol, isopropanol, diethylene glycol, methanol
what is diethylene glycol (the higher the molecular wt, the more intoxicating)
100
Clapton's woman don't lie, if you wanna hang out you've got to take THIS out
What is Cocaine
100
The antidote for this plant commonly ingested by people in East Asia as a method of self-harm.
What is Digibind - the cardiotoxins in oleander block Na+/K+ ATPase pump
100
Half-life of this gas is about 4-5 hours in patients breathing room air, it is about 1 hour in patients breathing 100% FiO2.
What is carbon monoxide
100
Retinal and optic nerve cells seem to be particularly sensitive to this metabolite of windshield washer fluid.
What is formate (or formic acid)
100
Anaphylactoid reactions and falsely elevated PT/INR can be seen in patients receiving this antidote.
What is NAC (n-acetyl-cystine)
100
Sodium bicarb drip is recommended in patients who develop QRS widening and hemodynamic instability after taking this stimulant
What is cocaine
200
This metabolite of ethylene glycol is responsible for causing an anion gap metabolic acidosis
What is glycolic acid
200
The title of this Red Hot Chili Peppers song is the place where Anthony Kedis use to shoot heroin.
What is "Under the bridge"
200
Ketamine causes dissociation via this mechanism
What is NMDA receptor antagonist
200
Victims of smoke inhalation who present with hemodynamic instability and severe acidosis may have been exposed to this gas.
What is hydrogen cyanide
200
The Starry Night and his yellow period were thought to be a result of chronic use of this medication
What is digoxin
200
Initiation of sodium bicarbonate infusions may result in this electrolye deficiency
What is hypokalemia
200
The antidepressant most commonly associated with seizures in therapeutic and overdoses. Also may cause a false positive amphetamine screen
What is bupropion
300
The rate at which a non-habituated drinker metabolizes ethanol?
What is 15-20 mg/dL/hr (100-125 mg/kg/hr)
300
If you lead a semi charmed kind of life, this will lift you up until you break
What is crystal meth
300
tetrodotoxin, conotoxin, TCA's, aconitine
What are Na+ channel blockers
300
Long-term exposure to this short-acting recreational inhalant can result in leukopenia, megaloblastic anemia, and polyneuropathy in the setting of functional vitamin B12 deficiency.
What is nitrous oxide
300
Cardiac medication known to cause this condition with chronic use
What is Amiodarone
300
A child who develops delayed hypoglycemia secondary to certain antihyperglycemics may require this medication.
What is octreotide
300
This tiny jellyfish can pack a real toxic punch. The syndrome named after it causes not only a sense of impending doom, severe anxiety, diaphoresis, HA and restlessness but markedly labile BP's and tachycardia which can result in death.
What is Irukandji Syndrome
400
The name of the pathway (located on the endoplasmic reticulum) that metabolizes alcohol
CYP2E1 or MEOS (microsomal ethanol oxidizing system)
400
This serotonin and dopamine receptor agonist synthesized by Albert Hofmann in 1938 was cloaked in the title of this popular Beatles song
What is LDS - Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
400
Effective urine alkalinization in acute salicylate toxicity cannot occur with this condition.
What is hypoK+
400
Inhalation of this can produce immediate airway irritation and pneumonitis as a result of in vivo production of hydrochloric acid.
What is chlorine
400
The term "gas eye" describes a prolonged acute exposure to this substance at 200-300 ppm and causes mucous membrane irritation resulting in keratoconjunctivitis and damage to corneal epithelial cells resulting in corneal ulcerations
What is hydrogen sulfide
400
A patient who develops seizures upon overdosing on one of the medications from his TB regimen would be a good candidate for this medicaiton
What is pyridoxine
400
Positive PCP screen has been described in patients who take supertherapetuic amounts of this OTC medication
What is Dextromethorphan
500
The presence of high serum levels of acetone after isopropyl alcohol ingestion can result in this falsely elevated lab value
What is creatinine -
Isopropyl alcohol can cause a "Pseudo-renal failure". Most labs use the Jaffe reaction, an analytical colorimetric method, to determine creatinine levels. Acetone interferes w/ this colorimetric test.
500
Mothers in the 1950's often went running for the shelter of this mother's little helper
What are barbituates (will accept tranquilizers)
500
Strychnine competitively inhibits this substance at the alpha subunit of certain types of chloride channels
What is glycine -
Result: inhibition of an inhibitory NT, esp in the spinal cord, resulting in involuntary, generalized muscular contractions of the neck, back and limbs
500
This gas can be produced through the combustion of plastics and synthetic fibers and can result in delayed pulmonary edema. It has been ruled as the cause of death in people found down in clandestine drug labs, though it is mostly known historically as a chemical weapon in WW1.
What is phosgene
500
A result of envenomation by this animal
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Bark scorpion (Centruroides exilicauda)
500
High doses of this medication has been described as effective in pediatric patients with depressed LOC and respiratory depression following clonidine ingestion
What is naloxone
500
QT prolongation and TdP has been described in patients taking this opioid agonist
What is methadone (or loperamide)