Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 26, 2023

A 20-something presented after a huge verapamil overdose in cardiogenic shock. And she does not know that this is an overdose; she thinks it is a patient with chest pain!! Comment on High Dose Insulin and Calcium Channel Blocker Overdose I do not have any explanation for the ST-T abnormalities here. Learning Points: 1.

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REBEL EM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Dosing: 1-2 mEq/kg bolus If there is a response, initiate an infusion: 150 mEq in 1L of D5W at maintenance Severely poisoned patients, may require multiple boluses of sodium-bicarbonate until the QRS narrows. Mohan 2021 ) Recall that the subsequently alkalemia will shift potassium intracellular. 1985 Aug 22;313(8):474-9.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 17, 2024

What are the treatment options for a benzonatate overdose? 1) There are a limited number of antitussives on the US market which include benzonatate, codeine, dextromethorphan, diphenhydramine, and hydrocodone. 9) The safety announcement highlighted the mortality risk of exploratory ingestions in children under 10 years.

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EMDocs

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

1 These plants contain tropane alkaloids such as atropine (mixture of d-hyoscyamine and l-hyoscyamine) and scopolamine which are muscarinic receptor antagonists. 2 Jimson weed ( Datura stramonium, Figure 1) is one of several anticholinergic plants that if ingested can cause anticholinergic toxicity. 3 Figure 1. 3 Figure 1.

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EMDocs

AUGUST 3, 2023

PMID: 25133498 Ghannoum M, Kazim S, Grunbaum AM, Villeneuve E, Gosselin S. Massive acetaminophen overdose: effect of hemodialysis on acetaminophen and acetylcysteine kinetics. Adverse reactions to acetylcysteine and effects of overdose. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2014 Sep-Oct;52(8):856-67. doi: 10.3109/15563650.2014.946994.

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NAEMSP

APRIL 19, 2023

Calcium is also frequently used in the treatment of hyperkalemia, calcium channel blocker overdose, hypermagnesemia, and hypocalcemia and may be more likely to be used when one of these diagnoses is the suspected cause of cardiac arrest. 2021), and AHA guidelines also maintain this use (Panchal, et al.,

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 5, 2023

. = Dr. Smith was reading ECGs — and he sent myself and Dr. Meyers the tracing shown in Figure-1. Figure-1: The initial ECG in today's case. Our Initial Thoughts on the ECG in Figure-1: Dr. Meyers said the following: "I see 2 different atrial foci — one sinus and one ectopic. At the time we did not yet know the history.

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