Management of Drug Poisoning — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Carboxyhemoglobinemia (CO poisoning) may be treated with _____ and hyperbaric O2

Answer: 100% O2

Flashcard 2: _____ used as an antidote for arsenic poisoning blocks complex _____ of the electron transport chain.

Answer: BAL(British anti-lewisite); III

Flashcard 3: _____ of the urine is useful in the management of amphetamine toxicity.

Answer: Acidification::Acidification/Alkalinisation

Flashcard 4: Drugs with a low therapeutic index may be remembered with the mnemonic 'Warning! These Drugs are Lethal': W: _____ T: Theophylline D: Digoxin L: Lithium

Answer: Warfarin

Flashcard 5: Activated charcoal is not effective in case of poisoning with _____, corrosives, cyanide, and alcohols.

Answer: heavy metals

Flashcard 6: What is the treatment of intermediate syndrome in OP poisoning?

Answer: Supportive care (Mechanical ventilation)

Flashcard 7: Livedo reticularis is a side effect of _____

Answer: amantadine

Flashcard 8: Drugs with a _____ therapeutic index require therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM).

Answer: narrow

Extra: Mnemonic for Narrow Therapeutic Index (NTI) drugs: **W**atch **T**he **D**rug **L**evels **P**lease **A**lways (**W**arfarin, **T**heophylline, **D**igoxin, **L**ithium, **P**henytoin, **A**minoglycosides).

Flashcard 9: Classification of Adverse drug reactions (ADRs): - Type A: _____ - Type B: Bizarre - Type C: Chronic - Type D: Delayed - Type E: End of use - Type F: Failure

Answer: Augmented

Flashcard 10: Which group of modified penicillins is especially associated with Acute Interstitial Nephritis (AIN)? _____

Answer: Dicloxacillin, Nafcillin, Oxacillin