Step 3 - EM/Toxicology

When is gastric emptying helpful

you cannot perform gastric emptying if acids or alkali are ingested

Never give ipecac to a patient with altered mentaiton due to aspiration risk; not to children either

what to order in a OD

tylenol OD

ASA OD

BDZ

CO poison

Dig tox

ethylene glycol

Methanol posioning

Methhemoglobinemia

NMS antidote

opiate OD

organophosphate poison

TCA OD

if ASA toxicity order

ASA tox tx

when does alkalinize the urine help to excrete the drug

presentation with SOB, lightheaded, HA, disoriented, metabolic acidosis

Dig toxicity