That's a wrap on #EAPCCT17 great seeing old/new colleagues, shout out new tweeps @kabasny @morph3007 @EdinClinTox @Alicia8986 @johnnedwards
Megarbane: Self-case-report of using baclofen to treat ETOH use d/o sparked massive incr in baclofen Rxs and overdoses in 2013-17 #EAPCCT17
Megarbane: Recognition of poor CYP2D6 metabolizers may help risk stratify Venlafaxine poisoning #EAPCCT17 Poor vs. Rapid vs. Ultra-rapid
Danel: French doctrine of prehospital care for poisoning - "Stay and Play" dynamic process #EAPCCT17 #FOAMtox
Chowdhury: 86% of snake bite victims in Bangladesh first seek help from the snake charmer, 6% seek doctors #EAPCCT17
Dr. Taub presenting her case report in Europe about cardiotoxic canary seeds #EAPCCT17 @SinaiEM
Paracelsus, founding father of toxicology, rec'd training in #Basel, eventually was appointed city physician of Basel ~1527 #EAPCCT17
Chronic ciguatera poisoning associated with specific immunologic HLA profiles #EAPCCT17
Novel biomarkers for APAP poisoning with potential for added value over APAP and ALT include mir-122, HMGB1 #EAPCCT17
Need hemodialysis for your poisoned patient? Only during business hours! Nice work from @carniv0re on 400+ PCC cases #EAPCCT17
Kabata: Euro-DEN data show ED patients with NPS overdose associated with rhabdo and AKI #EAPCCT17 #synthetics
Van Riel: Reports of 4-FA toxicity from Netherlands, cerebral hemorrhage and cv toxicity #EAPCCT17 #synthetics
Wood: EuroDEN Russian data on 917 aPVP cases with GCMS, co-use common, mimics psycho-stimulant effects of cocaine #EAPCCT17 #synthetics
Dr. English, from Ireland (!), extends Poison Center dissemination to Facebook, targeting parents of toddlers for poison prev info #EAPCCT17
Dear #EAPCCT17 planning committee, please encourage more use of pie charts and comic sans in slides at next year's meeting. Thx
Hoyte: Reports of Levetiracetam abuse out of Denver, seeking euphoric effects. But in Denver of all places? #EAPCCT17 #FOAMtox #legalweed
Gosselin: Extracorporeal therapy may be useful (grade 1D) in severe anticonvulsant poisoning, esp valproate, no data for phenytoin #EAPCCT17
Dart: Proposes lengthened 48Hr course of NAC w/ termination clause to avoid potentially fatal early termination #EAPCCT17 to groans of crowd
Dear: Shortened ("SNAP") vs current ("CRAP") regimen for acetaminophen poisoning #EAPCCT17
1/3 of toxicologists already use shortened NAC "SNAP" protocols for acetaminophen poisoning. Over 1/2 foresee use in future #EAPCCT17
Locatelli: Synthetic Cannabinoid #1 NPS in 7y Italian prospective study with serum confirmation #EAPCCT17 ketamine was #1 non NPS adulterant
When Tox analysis takes a creepy turn #EAPCCT17
Informed consent is necessary for publication of case reports in medical toxicology: #EAPCCT17
Dr. Portier giving a tour de force on glyphosate as a IARC carcinogen #EAPCCT17 He re-analyzed all published raw data, then takes pro stance
Eddleston: Early Fab in porcine model of colchicine poisoning successful. Late Fab failed. Ready for human trials #EAPCCT17
Hoffman: MB for drug induced shock, suggestion of effect. Reasonable if vasoplegia exists #EAPCCT17
Hoffman: Withholding methylene blue in afro-caribbeans w/ methgbemia =tantamount to profiling, unethical #EAPCCT17 usu still works in G6PD
Zakharov roast of #EAPCCT17 is a great way to start the morning!
Fun Fact: Dogs were used as the first forensic tox screens. Dogs ate the intestines at autopsy --> dead dog = +tox #EAPCCT17 #singleuse