Critical care management of pharmaceutical poisoning
🩺 general principles
⏱️ initial assessment: resuscitation & supportive care as cornerstone, airway, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure/environment
🔍 diagnostic approach: history collateral information, physical examination and toxidromes, ECG, laboratory testing, imaging
☠️ poisoning specific strategies to reduce toxicant burden, prevent/decrease toxicant absorption, enhance toxicant elimination
⚖️ toxicant-specific strategies and antidotes: sodium bicarbonate, high-dose insulin euglycemia therapy
🚨 rescue strategies: ILE therapy,
#ECMO (
#ECPR, VA, VV for for tracheal aspiration or inhalational injuries)
#FOAMcc @yourICM
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