Barbara M. Kirrane, M.D., and Robert S. Hoffman, M.D.

Dr. Kirrane is an Assistant Professor, Section of Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, and Dr. Hoffman is Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, and Director, New York City Poison Control Center.

Drs. Kirrane and Hoffman report no commercial conflicts of interest.

Release Date: 09/17/2008
Termination Date: 09/17/2011

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Upon completion of this Cyberounds^®, the participant should be able to:

• Discuss the initial management of the poisoned patient
• Describe the different strategies used for GI decontamination
• Develop an approach for the management of seizures in the poisoned patient
• Develop a differential diagnosis and treatment approach for the patient presenting with hyperthermia.

 

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