Toxicosis Triage: The Poison You Didn't See Coming

Learning Objectives

• 1Calculate theobromine and xylitol doses from product information and patient weight and apply published dose-response thresholds to determine clinical risk category and monitoring intensity
• 2Apply the four-step decontamination decision tree — emesis indications and contraindications, activated charcoal dosing with sorbitol, multiple-dose activated charcoal for enterohepatic recirculation toxins, and gastric lavage criteria
• 3Describe the mechanism, dose thresholds, clinical timeline, and management protocol for the five most common veterinary toxicoses: theobromine, xylitol, Lilium lilies, NSAIDs, and anticoagulant rodenticides
• 4Select the correct advanced therapeutic intervention for specific toxicoses including IV lipid emulsion for lipophilic toxins, N-acetylcysteine for acetaminophen, fomepizole for ethylene glycol, and atropine plus pralidoxime for organophosphates
• 5Implement an evidence-based hepato- and nephroprotection protocol using SAMe, silybin, NAC, and ursodiol during the post-toxicosis recovery phase and counsel owners on preventing future exposure

Course Syllabus

1. 1
   Meet Luna — The Lab Who Ate EverythingPreview

   module-1-meet-luna

   8 min
2. 2
   Decontamination Decision Tree

   module-2-decontamination

   9 min
3. 3
   The Big Five Toxicoses

   module-3-common-toxicoses

   10 min