Case of the week 13

You are about to see 2 brothers in the pediatric area, one 2 and another one 4-year-old. They were brought in by their mother, who is concerned that they may have had some of her iron tablets 1 hour ago at home. She pulled out at least 4-5 tablets from the younger one’s mouth.

According to the mother, there were 30 tablets in the bottle, with 105mg elemental iron in each tablet.

  • What is your risk assessment in this situation?

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Case of the week 10

Case-

A 72-year male, a retired car mechanic, presented to ED by ambulance at 0100 hours. He was found slumped over in his garage area, obtunded.

His initial vitals were- BP 100/60, HR 90, RR 19, Sats-94%, and BSL 15.

He takes an antihypertensive, a beta-blocker, insulin.

  • What are the possible causes of this presentation?
  • How will you initially approach the situation?

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