A Pediatric Tox Talk: More Pearls, Less Pathways
Full disclosure: I am not a toxicologist, but I do know a thing or two about pediatric ingestions. Witnessed ingestions are easy: call poison control and spend as much time as you want reviewing pharmacology and biochemistry. But what about the unwitnessed ingestion, or the altered and sick kid? Its important to keep Tox on the differential- also remember the medications where one pill can kill or make very ill.