Activated charcoal
The Activated charcoal page has been revised and updated, including some changes to the indications and contra-indications.
Toxicology
Substance related seizures
The Substance induced seizures page has been revised and updated.
Drug related seizures page name change to Substance induced seizures
The page previously known as Drug related seizures has been changed to Substance induced seizures.
Paracetamol toxicity
The Paracetamol toxicity page has had some minor updates.
Calcium channel antagonist toxicity
The Calcium channel antagonist page has been revised and updated.
Beta blocker toxicity
The Beta blockers page has had some minor updates.
TCAD toxicity
The Tricyclic antidepressant toxicity page has had some minor updates.
‘Alcoholics’ changed to ‘alcoholism’
The word ‘alcoholics’ has been changed to ‘alcoholism’ to better indicate a state at a point in time rather than a defining personal characteristic.
Prognostic features in organophosphate poisoning
The Organophosphates page has been updated with some additional information about severity/prognosis.
Methanol
The Methanol page has had a few minor updates.
Fomepizole
The Ethylene glycol page has been updated, including a new segment on fomepizole.
When to consider poisoning
The Risk assessment in poisoning page has been updated with a new segment on when to consider poisoning.
Pages renamed as ‘…toxicity’ pages
A number of pages in the Toxicology section have had ‘toxicity’ added to their title. Existing bookmarks to these pages will now be broken.
Paracetamol toxicity definitions
The Paracetamol toxicity page has been updated including definitions of the different poisoning types.
Potassium blocking agents
The Potassium blocking agents page has had some minor updates.
Sodium channel blocking agents
The Sodium channel blocking agents page has had some minor updates.
Corrosives
The Corrosives page has been extensively revised and updated.
Other antidepressant toxicity page created
The Antidepressant toxicity page has been divided to create a new page called Other antidepressant toxicity.
SSRI toxicity page created
The Antidepressant toxicity page has been divided to create a new page called SSRI toxicity.
Tricyclic antidepressant toxicity page created
The Antidepressant toxicity page has been divided to create a new page called Tricyclic antidepressant toxicity.