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Tox and Hound – Great! Naloxone worked! Now what?
by Jon Cole In some ways, you never outgrow your training. Before my medical toxicology fellowship, I completed a residency in emergency medicine. It is my primary specialty and practice, and it’s by far the most common place I encounter most of the patients I see. As opioids have become the primary cause of poisoning […]
PulmCrit – Correlation confounded by timing: One reason we believe bad therapies are awesome
example 1: anti-emetics Let’s get started with a RCT comparing droperidol versus ondansetron for the treatment of nausea in the emergency department. Meek et. al randomized 144 nauseated patients to receive either droperidol or ondansetron.1 The rates of symptom improvement were indistinguishable (75% vs 80%). So, you might conclude that these drugs are equally efficacious. […]
The Dantastic Mr. Tox & Howard – S03E01 – Am vs Have
Compassionate care and why words matter with Bill Kinkle Join Dan (@drusyniak) &Howard (@heshiegreshie) as they set out to change the conversation about substance use with Bill Kinkle (@billkinkle). This one comes with a warning. We will discuss graphic descriptions of drug use, addiction behaviors and stigmatizing language. Help us to end the stigma associated […]
IBCC chapter & cast – Carbon monoxide poisoning
In the northern hemisphere, Winter is Coming. Folks are firing up their furnaces – some of which may have an inadequate oxygen supply, thereby generating carbon monoxide. Unfortunately, the diagnosis of carbon monoxide poisoning is extremely hard to make, mimicking many different conditions. In particular, carbon monoxide poisoning can mimimic influenza – which is also […]
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