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October 14, 2021

Ivermectin

Ivermectin is an antiparasitic drug that is widely used in veterinary medicine and is also used in humans for the treatment of scabies, onchocerciasis, and strongyloidiasis.

October 14, 2021

Red Tides: The Phenomenon That Will Take Your Breath Away

Red tides are harmful algal blooms (HABs) that occur along coastal regions. They result from large accumulation of aquatic microorganisms, such as protozoans and unicellular algae.

October 14, 2021

Editor’s Welcome

To everyone reading, thanks for taking the time to peruse the fall edition of the toxicology section newsletter.

October 14, 2021

Chair‘s Corner

Hope this finds everyone well. I mainly want to talk about our upcoming yearly meeting. ACEP’21 is right around the corner.

June 25, 2021

Nitrous Oxide Misuse and Abuse

Often used as an anesthetic in the clinical setting, nitrous oxide (N2O) is also among the more commonly abused inhalants, a group of xenobiotics that typically refers to a range of substances includi...

June 25, 2021

Behind the Scenes: Poison Control Centers Outside the United States

Poisoning is a major global public health issue. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 193,460 people worldwide die from unintentional ingestion of poisons annually.

June 25, 2021

Editor’s Welcome

This is a shorter newsletter, but we’re bringing to you a unique look at the way poison control is handled in India, as well as a concise review of nitrous oxide toxicity.

June 25, 2021

Chair’s Corner

I can’t help but daydream about seeing all of you again at national meetings. I hope everyone is busy getting vaccinated so we can travel again.

February 11, 2021

QTc: So many formulae, but which one to use?

When caring for the poisoned patient, it is essential to rapidly detect dysrhythmias or to determine the risk of the patient developing a dysrhythmia. One effect many drugs, both pharmaceutical and re...

February 11, 2021

(Don’t) Do the Yew

A 5 year old boy with no significant past medical history presents with his mother to the Emergency Department after a berry ingestion.

February 11, 2021

Chlorine

A 30 year old female presented to the emergency department with shortness of breath after a chlorine gas exposure. She was relaxing by a pool at the hotel she was staying at during a business trip.

February 11, 2021

Acute Acetaminophen Overdose: Massive Ingestion

A 54 year old female presents to your emergency department via ambulance with chalky white residue around her mouth, hypotensive with a systolic blood pressure in the 80’s, and with a GCS of 4.

February 11, 2021

Editor‘s Welcome

Hello! Welcome to the Winter 2021 Tox Section newsletter. This time around we have a few exciting articles – you’ll find enclosed a discussion of massive acetaminophen overdose, cases of yew and chlor...

October 1, 2020

Passing the Time After Opioid Stuffing in Asymptomatic Adults

Body stuffing is the hasty oral ingestion of drugs usually to prevent detection and prosecution by law enforcement or other authority figures. Therefore, these substances are typically poorly wrapped ...

October 1, 2020

Toxic Alcohols

A 33yo male presents to the emergency room with suicidal ideation. He describes that he drank “a few sips” of windshield washer fluid about half an hour ago.

October 1, 2020

Coral Snake Envenomations: Just Keep Breathing

A 63-year-old male presented to the emergency department via EMS 1 hour after sustaining a bite from the eastern coral snake, Micrurus fulvius.

October 1, 2020

Editor’s Welcome

I’m sure you all are dealing with varying degrees of disruption in your personal and professional lives, but hopefully we’ll be able to give you a brief respite from that with a few interesting cases ...

October 1, 2020

Chair‘s Corner

Greetings Toxicology Section members, We are very excited to announce that we will still hold our annual ACEP section meeting on Monday, October 26th, at 1pm CST virtually. I hope you all can make it....

April 2, 2020

Angel’s Trumpet and Devil’s Breath: A Trip into Psychonaut Culture

A 16-year-old male presented as a transfer from an outside facility with altered mental status. His mother found him 7 hours prior to arrival in the bathroom confused.

April 2, 2020

Lower APAP Concentration = higher incidence of Nac Anaphylactoid reactions

Background Untreated acetaminophen (APAP) toxicity has severe consequences, such as severe liver injury, acute liver failure, and death. Fortunately, N-acetylcysteine (NAC) can significantly reduce th...

April 2, 2020

Hypoglycorrhachia - pain in the as(pirin) to pronounce, easy to treat!

Salicylate overdose. Not a quick topic. There are a lot of funky considerations (remember mixed metabolic acidosis + respiratory alkalosis, bezoars, high-risk intubations, etc…), so what could be more...

April 2, 2020

Chair’s Corner

Greetings from the Toxicology Section Newsletter! Thanks for taking the time to check us out, especially when everyone’s minds are mostly dedicated to the fight against COVID19.

October 15, 2019

Newsletter Editor’s Welcome

Welcome to the fall 2019 edition of our newsletter. We have a lot of great articles in this edition. They highlight the importance of counseling parent’s on safe storage of medications to prevent pedi...

October 15, 2019

MDMA at a Glance

Since the mid-1990s, MDMA has been widely used as an illicit recreational drug known as “ecstasy" by college students and teenagers in large gatherings, known as “rave” or “techno” parties, in Europe ...

October 15, 2019

Pediatric Methadone Ingestion

A 21 month-old female with a history of prematurity (26 weeks, 6 days), respiratory distress syndrome and facial hemangiomas presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with acute onset of altered ment...

October 15, 2019

Playpen Disaster - Pediatric Loperamide and Citalopram Ingestion

A 2 year-old female with no significant past medical history presented to the emergency department (ED) with somnolence, and decreased responsiveness while in the care of her grandfather.

October 15, 2019

Vaping and its Consequences: A Case of Vaping-Induced Lung Injury

E-cigarettes, introduced in 2007, have been marketed as a safe alternative to tobacco, helping curb nicotine addiction and its disease sequelae. Its use has been gaining popularity, especially in youn...

October 15, 2019

Sex-Based Differences in Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression

The opioid epidemic is one of the largest public health crises the United States has faced in recent years. From 1999 to 2011, the rate of opioid-related overdose deaths nearly quadrupled and the rate...

October 1, 2019

Chair‘s Corner

Will we see you in 2 weeks? The Toxicology Section meeting is on Monday 10/28/2019 1pm-3pm -- Hyatt Regency, Centennial Ballroom B? We would love for you to join us and Nicklaus Brandehoff, M.D., [As...

March 19, 2019

Magnesium Toxicity with Prolonged QT

A 79 year old male with a history of constipation and diverticulosis presented to the Emergency Department with ten days of constipation.