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| Activated Charcoal Generic Name |
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| Activated Charcoal Trade Name |
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| Activated Charcoal Mechanism of Action |
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| Toxins attach and bind to the charcoal making the toxins inert or substantially less dangerous allowing them to pass out through the GI tract in feces |
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| Activated Charcoal Indications |
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| Many oral toxin ingestion or medication overdoses |
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| Activated Charcoal Contraindications |
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| Ingestion of acids, alkalis, ethanol, methanol, cyanide, ferrous sulfate or other iron salts, lithium; coma; GI obstruction |
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| Activated Charcoal Adverse Reactions |
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| Nausea, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, aspiration pneumonitis |
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| Activated Charcoal Duration |
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| Continuous while in GI tract until saturated |
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