Toxicology

Acute Tylenol Overdose… in a Rush

Oct 1, 2020Toxicology

Author: Catherine Buckley, MD

This is a very quick, very dumbed down info session on acute Tylenol overdose based on a lecture from our 5 minute Toxicology sessions.

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Videos: Alternatives to Opiates, High Altitude Illness and Wellness & Meditation

Apr 16, 2020Environmental, Toxicology, videos, WellnessEnvironmental, Wellness

Alternatives to Opiates Dr. Swoboda provides alternatives to opiates for pain control. We can all be better stewards of opiates to benefit our patients. High Altitude Illness High altitude illnesses including Acute Mountain Sickness (the other AMS), High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE), High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE) and High Altitude Flatulent Expulsion (wait, what?!). The…

Mushroom Toxicity

Dec 13, 2019Toxicology

As we approach the end of Italian Truffle hunting season (according to google…) let’s talk about some of the toxicology of Mushrooms based on a brief talk from our tox boss Dr. Swoboda. Most often, inedible and even edible (but decomposing…) mushrooms cause a syndrome of abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Typically this starts…

Bioterrorism

Jan 9, 2019Environmental, Infectious Disease, ToxicologyEnvironmental, Infectious Disease, Toxicology

Dr. Somy Thottathil did an awesome lecture on bioterrorism this past week. And although it is hopefully something we never have to see, as one of the major hospitals designated as a bioterrorism site in Chicago, it is something that we should be prepared to recognize and treat. It’s also good review for all the med school knowledge we haven’t needed (thankfully) for some time now. The main topics we’ll focus on are the Category A agents: Botulism, Plague, Anthrax, Smallpox, and Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (which includes Ebola, Marburg, Lassa Fever, and Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever). We are only going to discuss Ebola as current outbreaks are still occurring.

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