CRACKCast E164 – Plants, Mushrooms, and Herbal Medications - a podcast by The CanadiEM.org Team

from 2018-03-26T12:00

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This episode of CRACKCast covers Chapter 158 in Rosen's Emergency Medicine, 9th Edition.

Core Questions:

  1. For each of the following, describe the expected toxicity:
    • Jequirity pea, rosary
    • Umbrella tree, Dieffenbachia, Dumb cane
    • Capsicum annum
    • Water Hemlock
    • Jimson Weed, Deadly Nightshade
    • Eucalyptus oil
    • Poinsettia
    • Oleander, Foxglove
    • Tobacco
    • Pokeweed
    • Rhododendron
    • Yew
    • Castor Beans
  3. List 5 mushrooms with early onset toxicity and 3 with late onset – and describe the toxicity expected.
  4. List 4 mechanism of toxicity resulting from the use of herbal medicine.
  5. List 4 plants containing cardiac glycosides.
  6. What is Buckthorn?

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