
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?
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?
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.
A 5 year-old boy is 'off his face' after drinking what looked like a nice bottle of cordial. It was actually radiator coolant. You are called for advice.
Question A systematic review of the literature was undertaken comparing proton pump inhibitors with H2- receptor blockers for the prevention of gastro-intestinal bleeding in ICU patients. The following figure was included: a) Name the type of graph illustrated in the…
You are called to review a 29-year-old male with confirmed asthma in the Emergency Department. He has been unwell for 2 days with increasing cough, wheeze and shortness of breath. He has just been intubated.
Compare Continuous Venovenous Haemofiltration (CVVHF), Sustained Low Efficiency Dialysis (SLED) and Intermittent Hemodialysis (IHD) with respect to Mechanism of solute clearance
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 120 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, some medical trivia FFFF.
RRT Prescription: Aims of treatment - fluid management; acidosis correction; hyperkalaemia correction; uraemia; toxin removal
Toxidrome challenge lets you test yourself on anticholinergic toxicity, malignant hyperthermia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, and serotonin syndrome.
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.
As you are reviewing a poisoned patient you notice an unusual scent on their breath... Welcome to the 'Sniff a Poison' Challenge!
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.