Safe Prescribing — Flashcards

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

Severe carbon monoxide poisoning may present with _____

Hint: Dermatological

How can opioid overdose affect body temperature? _____

Initial management of lithium toxicity should include _____

Constipation and reduced bowel sounds are GI symptoms of _____ overdose

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

Patients who have ingested a significant amount of lithium may require _____

Hint: Management

_____ poisoning causes uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation leading to reduced ATP production

Management of severe lithium toxicity is _____