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A 53-year-old woman with a suspected drug overdose
Jane Kobylianskii, Emily Austin, Alexander Kumachev and Peter E. Wu
CMAJ February 07, 2022 194 (5) E163-E166; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.211620
Jane Kobylianskii
Department of Medicine (Kobylianskii, Kumachev), University of Toronto; Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine (Austin), University of Toronto; Ontario Poison Centre (Austin), Hospital for Sick Children; Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Medicine (Wu), University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine (Wu), University of Toronto, Ont.
Emily Austin
Department of Medicine (Kobylianskii, Kumachev), University of Toronto; Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine (Austin), University of Toronto; Ontario Poison Centre (Austin), Hospital for Sick Children; Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Medicine (Wu), University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine (Wu), University of Toronto, Ont.
Alexander Kumachev
Department of Medicine (Kobylianskii, Kumachev), University of Toronto; Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine (Austin), University of Toronto; Ontario Poison Centre (Austin), Hospital for Sick Children; Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Medicine (Wu), University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine (Wu), University of Toronto, Ont.
Peter E. Wu
Department of Medicine (Kobylianskii, Kumachev), University of Toronto; Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine (Austin), University of Toronto; Ontario Poison Centre (Austin), Hospital for Sick Children; Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Medicine (Wu), University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine (Wu), University of Toronto, Ont.

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A 53-year-old woman with a suspected drug overdose
Jane Kobylianskii, Emily Austin, Alexander Kumachev, Peter E. Wu
CMAJ Feb 2022, 194 (5) E163-E166; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.211620
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- Which toxidrome best describes this patient?
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- Which of the following toxins will not cause an elevated anion and osmole gap?
- Which of the following treatments is most appropriate at this time?
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