CRACKCast E163 – Pesticides - a podcast by The CanadiEM.org Team

Core questions:

 

• Describe the cholinergic toxidrome from organophosphates

• Describe the clinical presentation of organophosphate toxicity.

• How is organophosphate toxicity managed?

• What are the complications of organophosphate toxicity?

• What is the difference between organophosphates and carbamates?

• What are the unique features of chlorinated hydrocarbon toxicity? What is an example of a chlorinated hydrocarbon? How are they managed?

• How do Substituted Phenols (Dinitrophenol) cause toxicity? How are they managed?

• How is toxicity from chlorophenoxy Compounds (Agent Orange) managed?

• What is expected in paraquat toxicity? and how is this managed?

• What are the toxic effects of pyrethrins and pyrethroids?

 

Wisecracks:

 

• What is aging - in relation to organophosphate toxicity?

• What is the maximum formulation of DEET in pediatrics? When should you not use DEET?

 

 

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