…Poisoning with other weak acids where the poison control centre recommends it, for example certain phenoxy acid herbicides (2,4 D, MCPA) and methotrexate overdose…

…when every pacing spike is followed by a wide QRS complex and a pulse that can be felt. The other predictable error is forgetting that…

…limit of normal: paracetamol poisoning, ischaemic hepatitis ("shock liver") or acute viral hepatitis. The three are distinguished by the history and the speed of the…

…precipitated by somatic illness, drugs, poisoning, withdrawal, surgery or several concurrent factors. A diagnosis of delirium is therefore the beginning of the investigation, not the…

…poisoning, stroke, meningitis and a postictal state. 3. Check a repeat plasma sodium if the result is unexpected or does not fit the clinical picture…

…concentration is given irrespective of the saturation Carbon monoxide poisoning. The pulse oximeter does not distinguish carboxyhaemoglobin from oxyhaemoglobin and shows a falsely normal value…

…treatment of poisoning. Charcoal also does not bind every poison. With the following substances charcoal is ineffective and management is instead governed by the antidote…

…Suction and give oxygen as needed. Intubate for a threatened airway, a marked risk of aspiration, or failure that is not rapidly reversed by an…

CPR Poisoning and drug toxicity In adolescents and young adults, intoxication events leading to cardiac arrest are notably prevalent, primarily due to the misuse of…

…the lung. No tube may be used before its position has been verified by an approved method, and auscultation is not such a method. Indications…

…period, for example after poisoning, since this is not compatible with a DCD process. The assessment of medical suitability is made by the transplant team…

…not a treatment review. For a fuller account of two of the commonest acute drug problems, see Warfarin therapy and Opioid therapy in severe pain…

…needed and start anaesthetic treatment with EEG After clinical cessation of the seizure Assess the recovery of consciousness. Urgent EEG if the patient does not…

…uraemic symptoms (pericarditis, encephalopathy) and certain poisonings. Early initiation without an absolute indication has not been shown to improve survival. Parameter Guide value : : Effluent dose…