Bites, Breads, and Bad Fruits: Surprising Natural Toxins That Harm Your Kidneys

ACMT members Gillian Beauchamp, MD, and Elizabeth (Elissa) Moore, DO deliver evidence-based medical toxicology core content and trending topics in easily digestible bites. Visit toxinten.com and follow on Twitter @toxinten.

1. A 52-year-old man experiences cardiac arrest after an accident at a chemical plant. ROSC was obtained by EMS. He presents to the ED intubated and in a wide-complex tachycardia. 2. A 55-year-old man with a history of OUD, COPD, presents to ED in opioid withdrawal (COWS 17). Last use of opioid was 1 day earlier. He receives buprenorphine 32 mg over four hours. The patient becomes increasingly hypoxic throughout the night and is intubated for presumed pneumonia. 3. An 8-year-old boy presents after receiving “dipirona monoidratada” drops by his grandmother for fever. He is now complaining of abdominal pain.

Sporadic ALS: Search for Environmental Etiology

This month's topic is "Treatment of Cyclopeptide Mushroom Poisoning". The articles will be reviewed by the VCU Program in Medical Toxicology and led by Dr. Brandon Wills.

1. A 2-year-old child eats some midwinter buds and presents to the emergency department with nausea and vomiting. 2. A 59-year-old woman comes to the ED from an urgent care center with several days of hematuria and intermittent epistaxis. The bleeding does not resolve with oxymetazoline or nasal packing. 3. A 32-year-old woman with a history of diabetes and opioid use disorder develops sudden onset respiratory distress while awaiting placement into an inpatient treatment program.

ACMT members Gillian Beauchamp, MD, and Elizabeth (Elissa) Moore, DO deliver evidence-based medical toxicology core content and trending topics in easily digestible bites. Visit toxinten.com and follow on Twitter @toxinten.

ACMT members Gillian Beauchamp, MD, and Elizabeth (Elissa) Moore, DO deliver evidence-based medical toxicology core content and trending topics in easily digestible bites. Visit toxinten.com and follow on Twitter @toxinten.

1. A 7-week-old infant born full-term is diagnosed with COVID-19 at 6 weeks of age. The mother states that the infant is not breast feeding well. 2. A couple presents with bradycardia (HR 48 and 53) and hypotension (BP: low 80s/mid-50s) shortly after drinking tea to which they had added a teaspoonful of a sweetener they purchased from overseas. 3. A 36-year-old woman presents to the ED with abdominal pain and an abnormal ECG several hours after initiation of an elective termination of pregnancy.

This webinar is part of an ongoing series of educational presentations by experts on issues that focus on current and emerging aspects of pediatric and reproductive environmental health. These presentations focus on the impact of environmental exposures to chemicals on human health at the vulnerable stages of in utero and pediatric development.