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==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==
2.–3 - Nausea
*2–3 - Nausea
3–4 - Somnolence
*3–4 - Somnolence
4–8 - Loss of DTRs
*4–8 - Loss of DTRs
8–12 - Respiratory depression
*8–12 - Respiratory depression
12–15 - Hypotension, heart block, cardiac arrest
*12–15 - Hypotension, heart block, cardiac arrest


==DDX==
==DDX==
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[[Category:FEN]]
[[Category:FEN]]
[[Category:Tox]]

Revision as of 20:33, 11 June 2011

Background

High >3.5

Diagnosis

  • 2–3 - Nausea
  • 3–4 - Somnolence
  • 4–8 - Loss of DTRs
  • 8–12 - Respiratory depression
  • 12–15 - Hypotension, heart block, cardiac arrest

DDX

  1. Renal failure
  2. Lithium
  3. Volume depletion
  4. Rhabdo

Treatment

  1. IVF (NS)
  2. Furosemide 20-40mg IVP
  3. CaCl 10% 5mL IV over 5min

Source

Tintinalli