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Questions to ask patients who OD -:- what did you take, when, how much, last oral intake, any precautions taken, weight Opiates and opioids -:- morphine, codeine, and heroin, methadone, oxycodone hypoventilation, respiratory arrest, pinpoint pupils, sedation, coma, hypotension sympathomime...

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Fisdap Unit Exam: Medical Emergencies
Questions and Correct Answers | Latest
Update
Questions to ask patients who OD


✓ -:- what did you take, when, how much, last oral intake, any precautions

taken, weight




Opiates and opioids


✓ -:- morphine, codeine, and heroin, methadone, oxycodone




hypoventilation, respiratory arrest, pinpoint pupils, sedation, coma, hypotension




sympathomimetics


✓ -:- epinephrine, albuterol, cocaine, methamphetamine




hypertension, tachycardia, dilated pupils, agitation, seizures, hyperthermia




sedative hypnotics


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✓ -:- diazepam, secobarbital, flunitrazepam, midazolam




slurred speech, sedation, coma, hypoventilation, hypotension




anticholinergics


✓ -:- atropine, diphenhydramine, chloropheniramine, doxylamine, datura

stramonium (jimsonweed)




tachycardia, hyperthermia, hypertension, dilated pupils, dry skin and mucous membranes,

sedation, agitation, seizures, coma, delirium, decreased bowel sounds




cholinergics


✓ -:- organophosphates, pilocarpine, nerve gas




airway compromise




SLUDGEM




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SLUDGEM


✓ -:- salivation, sweating




lacrimation




urination




defecation, drooling, diarrhea




gastric upset and cramps




emesis




muscle twitching/miosis (pinpoint pupils)




miosis


✓ -:- excessively constricted pupil, often bilateral after exposure to nerve

agents.
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Inhaled poisons


✓ -:- can cause hypoxia (CO), airway obstruction and pulmonary edema

(chlorine gas), burning eyes, sore throat, cough, chest pain, hoarseness,

wheezing, respiratory distress, dizziness, confusion, headache, stridor,

seizures, altered mental status,




treat by removing the patient from exposure and applying oxygen




some inhaled agents cause progressive lung damage and damage may not be evident for

several hours. It may take 2-3 days or more of ICU to restore normal lung function.




prompt transport, O2 via non rebreathing and possible positive pressure ventilation if

necessary. pulse oximetry readings may be inaccurate with inhaled poisons. suction if

necessary.




Absorbed and surface contact poisons


✓ -:- corrosive substances will damage the skin, mucous membranes, eyes,

cause chemical burns, rashes, or lesions,.


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