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Poisoning by a mercury thermometer

Your next patient is an 80 year old man suffering from Alzheimer's dementia. He was brought into the ED by his wife and daughter who are his care-givers. He had a recent catheter-associated urinary tract infection and his daughter was checking his temperature orally with a mercury thermometer 30 minutes previously.

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Snakebite versus Stickbite

aka Toxicology Conundrum 005 A 20 year-old male was walking in rural New South Wales (Australia!) when he noticed a brown-coloured snake. He was startled and stepped backwards onto a tree branch which snapped under his weight. He then saw…

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Summary of RRT Types

References and Links CCC – RRT Indications CCC – RRT principles in fluid management CCC – RRT Types CCC – RRT terminology and nomenclature CCC – RRT troubleshooting CCC – Renal Literature Summaries DerangedPhysiology.com CVVH: Continous Veno-Venous Hemofiltration circuit diagram…