Naloxone administration should follow local protocol, but studies have shown that its effectiveness is limited in the absence of a documented narcotic toxidrome. |
Most poisons either have no associated toxidrome or have only some of the expected features of the toxidrome. |
Ingestion of jimson weed produces the toxidrome of anticholinergic intoxication. |
Sinus tachycardia is often found on ECG as a result of the antimuscarinic toxidrome. |
A toxidrome is the constellation of signs and symptoms that suggest a specific class of poisoning. |
This toxidrome is characterized peripherally by tachycardia, mild hyperthermia, mydriasis, diminished bowel sounds, dry skin, urinary retention, and picking behavior. |