Initial assessment and triage for suspected TCA ingestion

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this podcast, listeners should be able to:

1. Describe the pathophysiology associated with anticholinergic toxidrome
2. List the initial workup and management that every TCA ingestion patient should receive 
3. Discuss best practices for initial resuscitation in TCA ingestions 

About our Guest: 

Dr. Joshua Nogar is an emergency medicine physician and toxicologist at Northwell Health and an associate professor of emergency medicine at Hofstra University. He is also the chief of the division of Medical Toxicology and the program director of the Toxicology Fellowship at North Shore University Hospital & Long Island Jewish Medical Center. 

References: 

1. https://toxandhound.com/category/dantastictox/page/2/ 
2. 2023 American Heart Association Focused Update on the Management of Patients With Cardiac Arrest or Life-Threatening Toxicity Due to Poisoning: An Update to the American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
3. https://emcrit.org/ibcc/nacb/

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