What can a Japanese surveillance study tell us about the safety of fomepizole in suspected methanol and ethylene glycol poisoning? Greg Yates reviews the reported adverse reactions, the study’s limitations and the uncertainty when the initial diagnosis is wrong.
Toxic alcohol poisoning: What do we know about fomepizole, methanol and ethylene glycol? Read More
Preparing for Manchester’s 2018 festival season, this article explores the emergency consequences of MDMA and other recreational drugs, including hyperthermia and hyponatraemia. It connects clinical preparedness with harm reduction and the importance of responding to patients without judgement, rather than focusing only on the substances involved.
Party hard in the UK: Ecstasy and more in #Virchester. St Emlyn’s Read More
How does repeated excess paracetamol taken for pain differ from other overdose presentations? This 2017 discussion explores therapeutic excess, risk assessment and the consequences for admission. It repeatedly stresses checking current TOXBASE or local toxicology guidance, rather than relying on the historical thresholds described in the post.
Management of paracetamol therapeutic excess in the ED. St.Emlyn’s. Read More
