Toxin Terminators
This commonly ingested chemical can be used to reverse toxicity from methanol or ethylene glycol
What is Ethanol?
Number one intervention in cardiac arrest....poor progression of these indicate poor coronary perfusion
CPR Waves
Painful ulcerated lesions with violaceous borders on the lower legs; biopsy shows neutrophilic infiltration without infection.
What is pyoderma gangrenosum?
Foxglove and clover gave us two high-risk, high-reward medications used in atrial fibrillation. Name Both
What is Digoxin and warfarin?
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What is Addisons Disease?
This medication acts as a prophylaxis for nerve gas by binding to the AChE before the nerve gas.
What is Pyridostigmine?
Tearing this ligament causes a positive Lachman’s test ... it also divides the upper and lower gastrointestinal systems
What is the Anterior cruciate ligament of Treitz?
Flaccid bullae and erosions, often involving mucosa; immunofluorescence shows intercellular IgG throughout the epidermis.
What is pemphigus vulgaris?
The bark from a willow tree has long been used by early physicians to ease pain and suffering due to the properties of this substance
What is aspirin?
Stephen Hawking
What is ALS?
This compound, AKA folinic acid, can “rescue” a patient from methotrexate toxicity.
What is Leucovorin?
A pro-arrhythmic disorder caused by the presence of an accessory pathway and the portion of the CNS affected by demyelinating diseases.
What is Wolff–Parkinson–White matter?
Photosensitive malar rash in lupus; biopsy shows interface dermatitis with IgG, IgM, and C3 along the dermoepidermal junction
What is a positive lupus band test?
Originally isolated from fungi such as Aspergillus terreus, this HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor was the first statin discovered.
What is lovastatin?
Marie Curie
What is Mercury Poisoning?
This “colorful” iron salt is used as an antidote for heavy metal poisoning, in addition to its use as a histochemical stain
What is Prussian Blue?
The treatment for beta blocker overdose and a gram negative diplococcus that causes urethritis
What is What is glucagonarrhea?
Yellow-brown waxy papules on the dorsal hands in a patient with diabetes; dermal mucin deposition on biopsy
What is necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum?
This IV anesthetic is a lipophilic drug suspended in a soybean oil and egg lecithin emulsion, and no it is not mayonnaise.
What is propofol?
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What is Arthritis/gout?
CroFab is an antivenin, named because it treats envenomation by snakes of the Crotalid subfamily. The “fab” part of the name stands for this mechanism of action
What Is Fragment Antigen Binding?
This medical equipment may be used to treat venous leg ulcers... or may occur as a side effect of chemotherapy medications such as paclitaxel or vincristine
What is Compression stocking-glove neuropathy?
Annular red scaly plaques with central clearing on sun-exposed areas; histology shows granulomatous inflammation with palisading histiocytes around necrobiotic collagen.
What is granuloma annulare?
Derived from pregnant mare urine, this conjugated estrogen is used for menopausal hormone therapy.
What is premarin?
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What is Acute Intermittent Porphyria?