The primary treatment strategy for management of toxic exposure - A,B,C's.
What is Airway, Breathing, Circulation?
100
This product for gastric decontamination is no longer manufactured in the United states.
What is ipecac?
100
This toxidrome would cause: Bradypnea, Depressed mental status, Miosis, Hypotension, Hypothermia, Bradycardia
What is the opioid toxidrome?
200
The phone number 1-800-222-1222.
What is the poison control number?
200
The antidote for beta blocker overdose.
What is glucagon?
200
The possible time and route of exposure. Possible agents, amounts, strengths. Onset and progression of symptoms.
What are components of patient history?
200
Optimal to administer within 60 minutes of toxin ingestion.
What is activated charcoal or gastric lavage?
200
One of the side effects you would expect from a benzodiazepine overdose.
What is decreased autonomic activity, CNS depression, respiratory depression, hypothermia?
300
The substance that accounts for most human toxic substance exposures.
What are analgesics?
300
The antidote for calcium channel blocker overdose.
What is Calcium/insulin/dextrose?
300
The D in the "coma cocktail" (D.O.N.T).
What is dextrose?
300
Useful with medications with long half-lives, sustained-release dosage form, enteric-coated formulation, toxic substances not adsorbed by activated charcoal.
What is whole bowel irrigation?
300
This toxidrome includes CNS excitation and muscle hyperactivity.
What is the sympathomimetic toxidrome?
400
The leading cause of injury-related death in the U.S.
What is poisoning?
400
The antidote for oral hypoglycemic overdose.
What is Dextrose, glucagon, octreotide?
400
Given as part of the "coma cocktail" to reverse respiratory depression secondary to opiate overdose.
What is naloxone?
400
Strategies that should be considered before gastric lavage.
What are activated charcoal and observation with supportive measures?
400
Two drug classes that would exhibit anticholinergic toxidrome symptoms.
What are TCA, antihistamines, antipsychotics, cyclobenzaprine, atropine?
500
The percentage of human exposures involving medications, or pharmaceuticals.
What is 57%?
500
The antidote for ethylene glycol overdose.
What is fomepizole?
500
All four components of the "coma cocktail", which is not routinely recommended.
What are Dextrose, Oxygen, Naloxone, Thiamine.
500
This type of substance does not bind well with activated charcoal, requires large doses of activated charcoal, which are difficult to ingest.
What are alcohols?
500
The mnemonic for the cholinergic toxidrome and what three of the letters stand for.
What is DUMBELLS - Diarrhea/diaphoresis, Urination, Miosis, Bradycardia/bronchosecretions, Emesis, Lacrimation, Lethargic, Salivation