SAQ 402 – Toxicology – paediatric verapamil overdose

A 3-year-old girl presents one hour after ingesting five of her father's verapamil 120 mg tablets. She is lethargic.

State four (4) key considerations in your initial risk assessment.

(Marked out of 4.0)

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List three (3) body systems that may be affected and two (2) clinical effects for each.

(Marked out of 9.0)
</p> <table class="saq-prop-table"> <thead> <tr> <th>System</th> <th>Effects</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>1.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>3.</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>

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List three (3) antidotes to consider during resuscitation.

(Marked out of 3.0)

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List two (2) decontamination methods that may be considered in calcium-channel-blocker overdose.

(Marked out of 2.0)

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Total Score: 0 / 18

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