Safe Prescribing — Flashcards

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

The most characteristic symptom of _____ poisoning is tinnitus

Lithium toxicity causes a _____ tremor

Hint: Coarse/Fine

_____ is the most common salicylate

Hint: Drug

The antidote for _____ overdose is Naloxone

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

_____ is the antidote for benzodiazepine toxicity

_____ is a colourless, odourless, sweet poisonous liquid found in antifreeze

Pinpoint pupils, myoclonic jerks and seizures are neurological symptoms of _____ overdose

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