Approach to suspected poisonings

Select the types of poisonings

List the following in the order they should be done: removal, stabilise, prevention of absorption, history, antidote 1. [blank_start]stabilise[blank_end] 2. [blank_start]history[blank_end] 3. [blank_start]prevention of absorption[blank_end] 4. [blank_start]antidote[blank_end] 5. [blank_start]removal[blank_end]

select the ways that you can prevent absorption of a NON-corrosive substance

Select the answers true for gastric lavage

A dog which you suspect to have eaten something poisonous has the following clinical signs: excitability, tremors, arrhythmias. What poison o you think this dog has ingested ingested and what would be your first medicine given?

If a cat had cyanosis, jaundice, oedema and tachypnoea appeared at the clinic and paracetamol ingestion was suspected then what are the diagnostic procedures you would follow?

When would you expect to see hypothermia, seizures, tremors, and hyperaesthesia?

Write the organs that the poison mostly effects Theobromide: [blank_start]CNS[blank_end] & CVS Paracetamol: [blank_start]liver[blank_end] Metaldehyde: [blank_start]CNS[blank_end] Rodenticides: coagulopathy Ethylene glycol: [blank_start]kidneys[blank_end] Xylitol: liver and glucose Raisins and grapes: [blank_start]GI[blank_end] and kidneys

After decontamination match some good therapies for the poison [blank_start]paracetamol[blank_end] = ascorbic acid, IVFT, SaME, Transfusion, Oxygen [blank_start]metaldehyde[blank_end] = IVFT, liver support (SaME), seizures – diazepam, methocarbamol [blank_start]xylitol[blank_end] = Dextrose + IVFT, glucose, monitoring bloods, SaME [blank_start]theobromide[blank_end] = beta blockers, lidocaine, ECG and seizure monitoring, IVFT [blank_start]rodenticide[blank_end] = Vitamin K- s/c injections for 6 weeks, check at 24, 36, 72 hours. Give transfusion and oxygen if needed.

Azotaemia- hyperphosphatemia and hyperkalaemia, glucosuria, proteinuria, medullary rim, acidosis, crystals in the urine. These are signs of...