92 | The essential guide to toxicology part three: how to manage common medication toxicities as a veterinary nurse

Today we're continuing our toxicology mini-series with another group of very common, and often very critical, toxins - human medications.

There are a whole host of different medication toxicities we see, and in this episode I'm going to walk you through 4 big ones: paracetamol toxicity in cats, NSAID toxicity in both cats and dogs, inhaler ingestion or overdose, and ingestion of antidepressants and ADHD medications.

These patients also need a whole host of nursing support. We're essential in the management of these cases, where prompt triage and stabilisation is vital, as is intensive monitoring.

To do that confidently, we need to understand how each of these toxins impact our patients, and the signs we see as a result - so we can spot them, and care for the patient accordingly - and that's exactly what you'll find in this episode.

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