A quick review infographic created by our medical students (now doctors)!
Written by Dr. Ramin Chitsaz, Cook County Health, PGY-1
Edited by Dr. Sean Dyer, Cook County Health, Associate Program Director, M4 Clerkship Director
Twitter: @spyderem
The Toxic Shelf: A Blue Patient
The Toxic Shelf: Learning points from the Toxicon team at Cook County Hospital
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The Weekly Cheese: The Caustic Ingestion
The Weekly Cheese, a short informative literature review for the EM Doc
Case: A patient presents to your ED after accidentally ingesting household bleach. The resident is getting the airway box ready to intubate but then attending says “Don’t worry. If it’s a household bleach, then it’s probably not dangerous but call Toxicology if you want”. Puzzled at the different responses, you’re not sure how to approach this patient.
This week: Hoffman RS, Burns MM, Gosselin S. Ingestion of Caustic Substances. New England Journal of Medicine. 2020 Apr 30;382(18):1739-48.
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