[toxnews] Toxicology Case Conference, March 17, 2022 1-3:30 PM (please note time change)

[Christine Stork]

Upstate NY Poison Center
Toxicology Case Conference
March 17, 2022
Zoom: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://upstate.zoom.us/j/94022814635?pwd=ZXdZOFN3OFMrN1FjWlhOTGRid3YyUT09__;!!GobTDDpD7A!eElyKxeZXWeDRxPkeGINLudWt7AOKbcF2GqZn6P7_nPbEO6cQXPZZsoeVVdvPNooaVujQ7I$   or https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://upstate.zoom.us/join__;!!GobTDDpD7A!eElyKxeZXWeDRxPkeGINLudWt7AOKbcF2GqZn6P7_nPbEO6cQXPZZsoeVVdvPNoouzs1KmQ$ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.google.com/url?q=https:**Aupstate.zoom.us*join&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw2P1625yjFZuCEQ10qZkYaa__;Ly8v!!GobTDDpD7A!eElyKxeZXWeDRxPkeGINLudWt7AOKbcF2GqZn6P7_nPbEO6cQXPZZsoeVVdvPNooF0nOOo0$ > and enter meeting ID: 940 2281 4635 and password: caseconf

Leaders: Cory Howard, MD, Vincent Calleo, MD

1300-1400: ACMT National Case Conference (broadcasted)
1400-1550:

Cases for Discussion:

  1.  29 yo female arrived to the ED.  She was attempting to cross an international border when she was apprehended by border control. She was witnessed to swallow a large bag of drugs upon being searched.  Vitals are as follows: HR 84, BP 118/85, RR 20, O2 98% on room air, Temp not currently obtained on arrival.
  2.  29 yo female was admitted for eclampsia yesterday. She is post-operative day 1 status post Cesarean section. The patient was stated to being getting Magnesium for her eclampsia. Call was made to poison control regarding emergently discussing patient sustaining  a cardiac arrest within minutes of expressing shortness of breath and fatigue.


Journals for Discussion:

  1.  Kuusela E, Järvisalo MJ, Hellman T, Uusalo P. Mortality and associated risk factors in patients with severe methanol or ethylene glycol poisoning treated with dialysis: a retrospective cohort study. J Int Med Res. 2022 Feb;50(2):3000605221081427. doi: 10.1177/03000605221081427. PMID: 35209742.
  2.  Ngobese A, Govender S, Peer N, Sheik-Gafoor MH. Caustic ingestion in children treated at a tertiary centre in South Africa: can upper endoscopy be omitted in asymptomatic patients? Pediatr Surg Int. 2022 Mar;38(3):505-512. doi: 10.1007/s00383-021-05045-3. Epub 2022 Jan 9. PMID: 34999939.




Christine M. Stork, BS Pharm, PharmD, DABAT, FAACT
Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Clinical Director, Upstate NY Poison Center
Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, NY

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.upstate.edu/pipermail/toxnews/attachments/20220315/79fd7299/attachment-0001.html>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: Mortality and associated risk factors Met EG poisoning.pdf
Type: application/pdf
Size: 849307 bytes
Desc: Mortality and associated risk factors Met EG poisoning.pdf
URL: <http://lists.upstate.edu/pipermail/toxnews/attachments/20220315/79fd7299/attachment-0002.pdf>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: Ngobesse 2022 caustics treated in SA - need for endoscopy.pdf
Type: application/pdf
Size: 639130 bytes
Desc: Ngobesse 2022 caustics treated in SA - need for endoscopy.pdf
URL: <http://lists.upstate.edu/pipermail/toxnews/attachments/20220315/79fd7299/attachment-0003.pdf>