Safe Prescribing — Flashcards

Why should opioid overdose patients be monitored closely after the first dose of naloxone? _____

An ABG performed on a patient with salicylate poisoning will show mixed respiratory alkalosis & metabolic acidosis. What causes the metabolic acidosis? _____

_____ is the most common symptom of carbon monoxide poisoning?

Hint: What

How can opioid overdose affect body temperature? _____

Initial management of lithium toxicity should include _____

Lithium is a monovalent cation similar to _____. Therefore, anything that causes sodium or volume depletion can enhance lithium reabsorption in the kidneys

_____ is the antidote for benzodiazepine toxicity

Ethylene glycol poisoning that is refractory to treatment with fomepizole can be managed with _____

The first line management of _____ poisoning is fomepizole

An ABG performed on a patient with _____ poisoning will show mixed respiratory alkalosis & metabolic acidosis