ABP Med Toxicology case studies
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Medical Toxicology is one of the pediatric subspecialty certificates the American Board of Pediatrics lists alongside adolescent medicine, pediatric emergency medicine, and other subspecialties. The credential is intended for physicians who have completed accredited subspecialty training in medical toxicology and who seek board certification in that field, typically in addition to primary certification in pediatrics or another specialty. Certification is a voluntary process that goes beyond state medical licensing, and it carries an ongoing maintenance-of-certification obligation. The certifying examination is computer-based and is built through the ABP's standard exam-development process. The ABP Med Toxicology case studies are 5 cases and about 4,045 words.
1Refractory Bradycardia After Mixed Verapamil and Metoprolol Overdose
A 54-year-old man arrives 3 hours after swallowing ten 480 mg verapamil SR tablets and ten 100 mg metoprolol succinate tablets in a suicide attempt. He is drowsy, withdraws to pain, and protects his airway.
891 words, about 4 min2Precipitated Withdrawal After a Buprenorphine Induction
A 32-year-old woman with fentanyl use disorder presents at 6 a.m. requesting buprenorphine.
824 words, about 4 min3A Deceptively Normal pH in Salicylate Toxicity
A 68-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis taking aspirin 4 g daily presents after 3 days of vomiting and poor oral intake. She is now confused and breathing rapidly.
766 words, about 4 min4The Latent Phase of Amanita phalloides Poisoning
A 45-year-old man presents 36 hours after eating a meal of wild mushrooms he foraged; a mycologist reviewing his photographs identifies Amanita phalloides. He had 12 hours of profuse vomiting and diarrhea that stopped 12 hours ago, and he now feels nearly well.
814 words, about 4 min5A Toddler, Three Missing Glipizide Tablets, and a Normal Glucose
A 3-year-old boy weighing 14 kg is brought to a community emergency department after his mother found him playing with his grandmother's glipizide 5 mg tablets; three tablets are missing. He was well at home.
750 words, about 4 min