Written by Alex Brevil A 52 y/o woman w/ fibromyalgia is found alone in her room in a confused state by her maid. She recently lost all of her retirement money and constantly “Blames Obama.” She is then rushed to…
Tox Craze
Category: Activated Charcoal
A Tox Mystery….
By Dr. Alex Brevil This drug causes this rash… This drug caused an outbreak of agranulocytosis among healthy 20 year olds… The drug is widely available in countries with a large livestock industry (for use as antihelminthic)… …
Hypotension and Bradycardia in the Poisoned Patient: Cardioactive Steroids
Although less common than calcium channel antagonist or β-adrenergic antagonist poisoning, cardioactive steroids are an important cause of poisoning causing hypotension and bradycardia and should be considered in the differential diagnosis. Cardioactive Steroids The cardioactive steroid (CAS)…
Hypotension and Bradycardia in the Poisoned Patient: Calcium Channel Antagonists
The next topic in the case of a 23 year old female with an intentional, unknown overdose and subsequent hypotension and bradycardia is calcium channel antagonist (calcium channel blocker) poisoning. Calcium Channel Antagonists In contrast to β-adrenergic antagonists (BB),…
Hypotension and Bradycardia in the Poisoned Patient: Beta-Adrenergic Antagonists
As you recall, we are discussing the case of a 23 year old female with an intentional, unknown overdose and subsequent hypotension and bradycardia. We had a brief discussion of the differential and are now going to discuss specific…
Hypotension and Bradycardia in the Poisoned Patient
Welcome to the Kings County/SUNY Downstate toxicology blog series. In our first case, we will discuss the differential diagnosis and management of the poisoned patient who presents with hypotension and bradycardia. Case A 23 year old female is brought in…