Safe Prescribing — Flashcards

_____ is the antidote for benzodiazepine toxicity. However, it is not routinely used due to increased risk of seizures

If salicylate poisoning does not respond to urinary alkalinisation with IV sodium bicarbonate then patients my be treated with _____

_____ is the antidote for heparin toxicity

Prior to administration of naloxone, initial managment of opioid overdose should involve _____ and oxygen

Hint: ABCDE

What is the management of cerebral oedema in a patient with carbon monoxide poisoning? _____

There is limited evidence to suggest that _____ may increase excretion of lithium by increasing the alakalinity of the urine

The most severe features of salicylate poisoning are _____ & coma

Hint: CNS

Patients with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning should have a _____ in addition to an ECG, ABG, LDH and U&Es done

Hint: Gold standard Ix

Management of _____ poisoning involves activated charcoal, urinary alkalinisation with IV sodium bicarbonate and haemodialysis

Key investigations for suspected salicylate poisoning include: _____ and U&Es

Hint: Blood