A 5 year-old boy is ‘off his face’ after drinking what looked like a nice bottle of cordial. It was actually radiator coolant. You are called for advice.
The toddler with the Iron gut
May 25, 2010 by Leave a Comment
A 3 year-old boy ingested 50 mg/kg elemental iron 2 hours ago. You are called for advice about the management of iron poisoning from a remote hospital.
Chloroquine poisoning?
May 20, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Two chloroquine tablets have gone missing and the 2 year-old suspect is ‘keeping mum’ about it. Now what do you do? What if life-threatening toxicity occurs?
Toxic Seizures
February 4, 2010 by 3 Comments
A 22 year old female is BIBA in status epileticus. She is believed to have overdosed on her discharge medications following a month long stay as an inpatient on the psychiatric ward.
Top 10 Foreign Bodies
October 29, 2009 by 4 Comments
Top 10 list of favorite ingested or inserted foreign bodies. Ingested or inserted foreign bodies are often best delineated with X-ray
