Dargan: top reasons for opioid misuse in UK - stress, safer than heroin, curiosity, downers - 5th place: to get high #EAPCCT13 #gofigure
Juurlink et al: Overdose recidivism linked to higher mortality #EAPCCT13 #frequentflyers
Juurlink et al: 1 opioid related death for every 350 men and 850 women on chronic #opioid therapy #EAPCCT13
Burns et al: Top candidates for pharmacogenomic tests to prevent overdose - oxycodone/morphine, TCA, methamphetamine, amlodipine #EAPCCT13
Christiansen: Reversal of dabigatran related bleeding - Transfuse, give charcoal (!), consider tranexamic acid and HD #EAPCCT13 #FOAMed
Backberg: Top new drugs of abuse from Swedish urines in 2012 - Ethylphenidate, 5-IT, benzofurans, MDPV. Coming to U.S. in 2013-4? #EAPCCT13
Jonas: Sweden poison center recs for long QT - mag drip for QT >500, isoproterenol if hr < 60 #EAPCCT13 #aggressive
Lampinen: 389 Finnish methanol deaths from 1995-2010 traced to gov't deregulating MetOH in windshield washer fluid. #EAPCCT13 #blindjustice
MacTier: HD superior to CRRT for poisoning wrt clearance, outcome, cost, and adverse effects. But if pt is in shock CRRT is ok #EAPCCT13
Megarbane: CRRT is an acceptable alternative to HD for poisoned patients (crowd does not agree) #EAPCCT13 #controversy
Wiegand: hypotension from metformin OD due to decreased SVR #EAPCCT13
Wiegand: MALA caused 9 deaths last year, 95% had renal impairment. HD is life saving. #EAPCCT13