Presence of these two symptoms EARLY after ingestion of a mushroom indicate a non-toxic ingestion
What is vomiting and diarrhea?
This is the most common symptoms of CO poisoning
What is headache?
These two enzymes are responsible for metabolizing your cocktail
Alcohol dehydrogenase, aldehyde dehydrogenase
This metal is commonly found in fish and can become toxic at high levels
What is mercury?
You could say that this toxic substance smells like certain types of chewing gum or toothpaste
What is methyl salicylate (oil of wintergreen)?
Amatoxin causes this pathologic effect
What is hepatotoxicity?
SpO2 will read ___ with carbon monoxide poisoning
What is normal?
This metabolite may be formed after drinking bootleg moonshine and may cause visual disturbances
What is formic acid?
This is the ion channel inhibited by a toxin that can be found in improperly prepared pufferfish
What are sodium channels (tetrodotoxin)?
bitter almonds
What is cyanide?
This mushroom is known as the "false morel"
What is Gyromitra?
This is a potentially life-altering sequelae of carbon monoxide poisoning, and the reason why hyperbaric oxygen might be recommended
What is delayed neurologic sequelae?
If you are out of fomepizole, this other antidote could help you get out of a bind when dealing with toxic alcohol poisoning
What is ethanol?
This is the name of a syndrome that occurs after eating fish with high histamine levels, which usually occurs after improper refrigeration
What is scombroid poisoning?
rotten eggs
What is hydrogen sulfide?
This is the treatment for hepatotoxicity secondary to ingesting Amanita phalloides
What is N-acetylcysteine?
Hyperbaric oxygen treatment can reduce the half-life of CO from 5 hours to...
What is 20 minutes?
Isopropyl alcohol causes this type of -osis?
What is ketosis (not acidosis)
Stone fish produces a toxin on its dorsal spines that modulates Ca2+ channels leading to paralysis, intense pain, respiratory arrest, and cardiovascular collapse
What is verrucotoxin (VTX)?
garlic
What is mustard gas?
This is the mechanism of action of Amatoxin
What is inhibit RNA polymerase II?
Within one day of significant exposures, patients may show decreased density in this region of the brain on CT head
What is the globus pallidus
All toxic alcohols are dialyzable due to their ___ volume of distribution
What is low?
Patients often report hot/cold temperature reversal after ingesting this toxin
What is ciguatoxin?
fruity odor