Stiff and Twisted
Acute dystonic reactions are a distressing extrapyramidal side effect of antipsychotic and certain other medications.
Category Medical Specialty
The Antidote Challenge
Take the antidote challenge - see if you're ready to join the ranks of the toxicology mavens by naming the antidote for each of these poisons.
The toddler with the Iron gut
A 3 year-old boy ingested 50 mg/kg elemental iron 2 hours ago. You are called for advice about the management of iron poisoning from a remote hospital.
Chloroquine poisoning
Two chloroquine tablets have gone missing and the 2 year-old suspect is 'keeping mum' about it. Now what do you do? What if life-threatening toxicity occurs?
Corrosive ingestion
A child has scooped up crystals from a sink and put them in his mouth, resulting in immediate distress. How will you manage this corrosive injury?
Renal Replacement Therapy Prescription
RRT Prescription: Aims of treatment - fluid management; acidosis correction; hyperkalaemia correction; uraemia; toxin removal
Toxidrome Challenge
Toxidrome challenge lets you test yourself on anticholinergic toxicity, malignant hyperthermia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, and serotonin syndrome.
Snakebite Envenoming Challenge
How this works: For each of the six types of venomous Australian snake see if you can describe the classic findings for each of the possibly clinical effects listed below – click on the link to show/hide the answer.
Toxic Seizures
A 22 year old female is BIBA in status epilepticus. She is believed to have overdosed on her discharge medications following a month long stay as an inpatient on the psychiatric ward.
Sniff a poison challenge
As you are reviewing a poisoned patient you notice an unusual scent on their breath... Welcome to the 'Sniff a Poison' Challenge!
Verapamil overdose
Verapamil overdose is potentially lethal. Test yourself on how to manage this clinical scenario, including the use of high-dose insulin euglycemic therapy.
Two pills can kill
A small child has swallowed two unknown tablets. How would you manage this problem in the emergency department?