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A 15-year-old Native American boy is brought ...
Physostigmine ๐Ÿ” / ๐Ÿ“บ / ๐ŸŒณ / ๐Ÿ“–
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He presents with an anticholinergic toxidrome: hot as a hare, dry as a bone, mad as a hatter (FA2020 p241, the anticholinergic toxidrome is the same as an atropine overdose and jimsonweed actually contains atropine).

The antidote for antichlinergics is phyostigmine, an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor that acts as an indirect cholinergic agonist. (FA2020 p240)

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topgunber  physostigmine because its liposoluble and has central effects as compared to neostigmine +4
cheesetouch  FA18 p 237,236 +1
topgunber  its you isnt it @cheesetouch +



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