Treating acute salicylate toxicity
More than 10 000 tons of aspirin are consumed every year in the USA. Learn more about how to treat acute salicylate toxicity with our mini-lecture.
Salicylates are neurotoxic and can lead to hearing loss, disorientation, or seizures. In this lesson, you will learn different methods of preventing severe complications in case of a salicylate overdose.
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After completing this course, you will be able to confidently evaluate and treat common poisonings in the acute setting. You’ll master the clinical presentations, anticipate complications, and order treatments like a toxicologist. Decontamination, toxin removal, and antidote therapies will become second nature. You’ll know more hands-on tips and tricks than most physicians.
Learn to care for poisoned patients. Understand how toxins work, master diagnosis, and make the right treatment decisions.