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Toxidromes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did the patient take if Patient shows up with hypertension, tachycardia, fever, diaphoresis, mydriasis, rhabdomyolysis? What do you treat with? | Sympathomimetic intoxication (Cocaine, methamphetamine, pseudoephedrine). Treat with benzodiazepines. |
| What toxidromes present with fever, tachycardia, hypertension, mydriasis, increased respiratory rate? How can you tell the difference between these toxidromes? | Sympathomimetic and anticholinergic. Sympathomimetic has moist skin. Anticholinergic has dry skin. |
| Which toxidrome presents with low body temperature, bradycardia, hypotension and miosis? How do you tell the difference between the toxidromes? | Opioid and cholinergic intoxication. Opioid intoxication has very low respiratory rate. It is a respiratory depressant. Opioid intoxication skin is very dry, whereas cholinergic intoxication has moist skin. |
| Name some examples of sympathomimetic substances | Cocaine, methamphetamines, pseudo ephedrine |
| Name some examples of anti-cholinergic substances | Diphenhydramine, tricyclic antidepressants, pralidoxime (antidote to organophosphate poisoning), atropine , quetiapine |
| Name some examples of cholinergic substances | Nerve agents, physostigmine, organophosphates |
| Which toxidromes give you miosis? | Opioid and cholinergic |
| Which toxidromes give you dry skin? | Opioid and anti-cholinergic |
| Which toxidromes give you moist skin? | Sympathomimetic and cholinergic |
| Which toxidromes give you mydriasis? | Sympathomimetic and anti-cholinergic |
| Describe the Sympathomimetic toxidrome in relation to temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, skin, eyes. | Sympathomimetic: fever, tachycardia, hypertension, tachypnea, moist skin, dilated pupils |
| Describe the opioid toxidrome in relation to temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, skin, eyes. | Opioid: decreased temperature, bradycardia, hypotension, significantly depressed respiratory rate, dry skin, miosis. |
| Describe the anti-cholinergic toxidrome in relation to temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, skin, eyes. | anti-cholinergic: fever, tachycardia, hypertension, tachypnea, dry skin, dilated pupils |
| Describe the cholinergic toxidrome in relation to temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, skin, eyes. | cholinergic: decreased temperature, bradycardia, hypotension, decreased respiratory rate, moist skin, small pupils. SLUDGE. Salivation, lacrimation, urination, diaphoresis, G.I. motility, Emesis. |
| When can you use activated charcoal? | If patient is within 1 to 2 hours of the time of ingestion, and the patient does not have risk of aspiration. |