Statistics for Toxicology

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Symptoms	Coma	33%
Symptoms	Nausea/vomiting	33%
Symptoms	Tachycardia	33%
Symptoms	Abdominal pain	0%
Management (<4 hours)	Activated charcoal	0%
Cause	Alcoholism	0%
Symptoms	Arrhythmias	0%
Symptoms	Ataxia	0%
Treatment	Atropine	0%
Symptoms	Confusion	0%
Symptoms	Confusion	0%
Symptoms of overdose	Dry mouth	0%
Overdose mechanism	Electrolyte imbalance	0%
Treatment	Glucose	0%
Paracetamol mechanism	Glutathione pathway	0%
Treatment	Haemodialysis if creatinine and urea are raised	0%
Symptoms	Hypotension	0%
Symptoms	Impaired clotting (INR+++)	0%
Organophosphate	Inhibits acetylcholinesterase	0%
Stop management when	INR falls below 1.4	0%
Treatment for mild toxicity	IV fluids	0%
Symptoms	Jaundice	0%
Symptoms of poisoning	Muscle cramps	0%
Management (>4 hours)	N-acetylcysteine	0%
Treatment	Naloxone	0%
Symptoms of overdose	None initially	0%
Symptoms	Opthalmoplegia	0%
Symptoms	Paralysis	0%
Symptoms	Pinpoint pupils	0%
Opiate overdose symptoms	Respiratory depression	0%
Symptoms	Seizures	0%
More than 25g means	Severe GI and neurotoxicity	0%
Parasympathetic overstimulation results in	SLUDGE (saliva, lacrimation, urination, defecation, GI motility, emesis)	0%
Management	Sodium bicarbonate, benzodiazepine, fluids	0%
Symptoms	Tachypnoea	0%
Treatment	Thiamine	0%
Lithium	Treat bipolar	0%
Amitriptyline	Treats neuralgia	0%
Symptoms	Unconsciousness	0%
Wernicke's encephalopathy cause	Vitamin B1 deficiency	0%