Foxglove Flower Is Pretty, but Deadly
Take the quiz. Toxins/Compound Digitoxin and digoxin are cardiac glycosides that bind to the sodium-potassium-ATPase channel to…
Toxicology
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Foxglove Flower Is Pretty, but Deadly
Take the quiz. Toxins/Compound Digitoxin and digoxin are cardiac glycosides that bind to the sodium-potassium-ATPase channel to... -
ACEP Clinical Policy on Acute Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
In October 2016, the ACEP Board of Directors approved a clinical policy on the evaluation and management... -
Zoanthid Corals in Home Aquariums Present Risk of Lower Extremity Weakness
Zoanthid corals are commonly kept in home aquariums. They produce a potent palytoxin that has various neurologic...
ACEP Clinical Policy on Acute Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
In October 2016, the ACEP Board of Directors approved a clinical policy on the evaluation and management…
Zoanthid Corals in Home Aquariums Present Risk of Lower Extremity Weakness
Zoanthid corals are commonly kept in home aquariums. They produce a potent palytoxin that has various neurologic…
Tips for Diagnosing,Treating Toxin-Induced Hyperthermic Disorders
Case 1 A 39-year-old female is transferred to your emergency department from an outpatient same-day surgery center….
ACEP Toxicology Information App Among Top Medical Apps of 2015
An ACEP mobile app that provides emergency physicians with quick toxicology information has been named one of…
Mass Casualty Incident Provides Pearls for Toxin-Related Illness
On a busy Monday evening in April at Fairfield Medical Center in Lancaster, Ohio, a 50ish-year-old male…
ACEP Toxicology Section Launches Poison Antidote Mobile App
The ACEP Toxicology Section has created and published the Antidote app, a succinct mobile resource designed for…
Recognize Pediatric Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Symptoms, Manage Disease
The Case A previously healthy, fully immunized five-year-old boy presents to the pediatric emergency department with three…
Botulism Poisoning Diagnosed in Patient with Stroke-like Symptoms
The Case “Hey, Doc, we got a possible stroke going into room 9.” The EMS team arrived.”…
Tweets from Emergency Medicine-related Conferences Relay Latest Research About Social Media and Critical Care, Resuscitation Procedures, Ultrasounds, and Toxicology
One of the best reasons to be an emergency medicine provider on Twitter is to easily keep…