icuroom.net April 2011 Archive
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Q:
"Hot as a hare, dry as a bone, red as a beet, mad as a hatter"
describes which toxicity?
Answer: Anticholinergic toxicity. Symptoms include
Hyperthermia,
Dry skin,
Tachycardia,
Delirium,
Urinary retention
Mydriasis
Anticholinergics include Atropine, ipratropium bromide, Glycopyrrolate etc
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