Taipan Antivenom
Taipan antivenom (equine IgG Fab) can be used to treat envenomation from the Taipan snakes in Australia and Papua New Guinea, these include the Costal Taipan, Papuan Taipan and the small-scaled or fierce snake
Sea Snake Antivenom
Sea Snake Antivenom (equine IgG Fab) can be used to treat envenomation from all the Sea Snakes found in Australian Waters.
Polyvalent Snake Antivenom
Polyvalent antivenom (equine IgG Fab) is used to treat snake envenomation from Australia and Papua New Guinea snakes. It contains the equivalent of an ampoule of Brown, Tiger, Black, Death and Taipan in 50ml.
Stonefish Antivenom
Stonefish Antivenom (equine IgG Fab) can be used to treat envenomation from stonefish found in Australian Waters. It may also have a role in the treatment of bull rout, lion fish and cobbler stings.
Box Jellyfish Antivenom
Box Jellyfish Antivenom (ovine IgG Fab) can be used to treat envenomation from box jellyfish found in Australian Waters.
Redback Spider Antivenom
Redback Spider Antivenom (equine IgG Fab) can be used to treat envenomation from Australian Redback spider.
Funnel-Web Spider Antivenom
Funnel-Web Spider Antivenom (lapine IgG Fab) can be used to treat envenomation from Funnel-Web spiders and maybe mouse spiders.
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 192
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 192 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, some medical trivia FFFF.
ICE 009: Foot trauma
A 29 year old man stumbled into a gutter, tripped awkwardly and fell injuring his left foot. He has diffuse swelling and tenderness of the mid foot and is unable to weight bear on that limb.
Roth spots
Roth spots: Retinal haemorrhages with white or pale centres, commonly associated with subacute bacterial endocarditis and immune complex mediated vasculitis.
Bupropion toxicity
Bupropion is an antidepressant mainly used now for nicotine suppression. It comes as an extended release preparation 150 mg in Australian and New Zealand. In overdose it can cause seizures and cardiotoxicity however, good supportive care usually prevents any adverse outcome.
MAOI toxicity
Monoamine Oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) come in different varieties and there is a little more to remember than just the interaction with cheese. The irreversible non-selective (MAO-A+B) are notorious for causing lethal serotonin toxicity in overdose, these include Phenelzine and Tranylcypromine.