| Term | Definition |
|---|
| AAPCC | American Association of Poison Control Center (1983) |
| Factors affecting accidental poisoning | Age,accidental proneness,location,accesability,type of container. |
| activated charcoal and ipepac | effective and non specific antidote and emetic. |
| heparin (anticoagulant) | protamine (binds to it to reverse anticoagulation). |
| benzodiazepine | flumazenil(bind GABA recep.) |
| betablocker | epinephrine,glucagon |
| Ca-channel blocker | glucagon, calcium chloride |
| digoxine | digoxin-specific Fab antibody |
| Potassium | Ca chloride, sodium bicarbonate, sodium polysterene sulfonate, glucose and insulin |
| acetaminophen | N-acetylcysteine |
| anticolinergic | physostigmine (parasympathomimetic,reversible cholinesterase inhibitor) |
| organophosphorus | atropine |
| neostigmine | atropine |
| pyridostigmine | atropine |
| bromide | sodium or ammonium chloride |
| cyanide | amyl nitrite (angina) |
| fluoride | calcium gluconate or lactate |
| ethylene glycol | ethanol |
| methanol | ethanol |
| gold | dimercaprol |
| heavy metals | dimercaprol |
| copper | penicillamine |
| lead | penicillamine |
| mercury | penicillamine (chelator,immunosuppression ,RA) |
| iron | deferoxamine (chelating agent) |
| isoniazid (antituberculosis) | pyridoxine (vit B6) |
| phenotiazine (antipsychotic) | diphenhydramine |
| warfarin | vit K (phytonadione) |
| tricyclic antidepresant | physostigmine (parasympathomimetic,reversible cholinesterase inhibitor) |
| narcotic analgesic | naloxone,naltrexone |
| salicylate | alkaline diuresis |
| lithium | sodium polystyrene sulfonate |
| nitrites | methylene blue |
| nitrobenzene | methylene blue |
| chlorates | methylene blue |
| ammonia | lactulose |
| potassium | sodium polystyrene sulfonate (ion exchange resin) |
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