5-Minute Emergency Consult
Poisoning, Toxidromes
Basics
Description
- A toxidrome is the constellation of signs and symptoms that result from the effects of a particular toxin or class of toxins with similar mechanism of action (toxic syndrome)
- Clinical presentation varies with each class of toxin to which the patient may be exposed
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Citation
Schaider, Jeffrey J., et al., editors. "Poisoning, Toxidromes." 5-Minute Emergency Consult, 7th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2027. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307213/4/Poisoning_Toxidromes_.
Poisoning, Toxidromes. In: Schaider JJJ, Barkin RMR, Hayden SRS, et al, eds. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Wolters Kluwer; 2027. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307213/4/Poisoning_Toxidromes_. Accessed June 16, 2026.
Poisoning, Toxidromes. (2027). In Schaider, J. J., Barkin, R. M., Hayden, S. R., Wolfe, R. E., Barkin, A. Z., Shayne, P., & Rosen, P. (Eds.), 5-Minute Emergency Consult (7th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307213/4/Poisoning_Toxidromes_
Poisoning, Toxidromes [Internet]. In: Schaider JJJ, Barkin RMR, Hayden SRS, et al, eds. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Wolters Kluwer; 2027. [cited 2026 June 16]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307213/4/Poisoning_Toxidromes_.
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