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USMLE Pharmacology: Toxicology and Antidotes

Classic drug overdose toxicity signs matched to their specific antidote, one toxidrome per card.

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39 mixed cards for USMLE Step 1 Pharmacology. Set 18 of 19 in USMLE Pharmacology. It opens with "Antidote for acetaminophen (paracetamol) overdose" and "Antidote for opioid overdose". Study it alongside the other USMLE Step 1 sets below.

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Antidote for acetaminophen (paracetamol) overdose
Show answerN-acetylcysteine (NAC)
Antidote for opioid overdose
Show answerNaloxone
Antidote for benzodiazepine overdose
Show answerFlumazenil
Antidote for organophosphate (cholinesterase inhibitor) poisoning
Show answerAtropine
What does pralidoxime do in organophosphate poisoning?
Show answerRegenerates acetylcholinesterase by removing the phosphate group
Antidote for iron overdose
Show answerDeferoxamine
Antidote for digoxin toxicity
Show answerDigoxin immune Fab
Antidote for warfarin overdose
Show answerVitamin K
Antidote for heparin overdose
Show answerProtamine sulfate
Antidote for methanol or ethylene glycol poisoning
Show answerFomepizole
Antidote for beta-blocker overdose
Show answerGlucagon
First agent given for calcium channel blocker overdose with hypotension
Show answerIV calcium
Second-line therapy for severe calcium channel blocker overdose refractory to calcium and glucagon
Show answerHigh-dose insulin with glucose (insulin-euglycemia therapy)
Antidote for cyanide poisoning
Show answerHydroxocobalamin
First-line chelator for mild to moderate lead poisoning in children
Show answerSuccimer (DMSA)

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