Question of the Day

Question - When exposure to burning poisonous plants is unavoidable, employers should provide workers with what form of respiratory protection?

 

Question - What is the so-called “HAZWOPER” program?

Question - What are the so-called GenX chemicals?

Question - PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors have recently been approved for the treatment of a number of malignancies. The use of PD-1 axis inhibition is drastically changing the use of immunotherapy in cancer. What are the novel immune related adverse effects associated with the use of these agents?

Question - The article cited below reports the drug “Dexmedetomidate induces sedation while preserving a degree of arousability among patients in the intensive care unit (ICU), and its use has resulted in a shorter time to extubation, an increased number of days free from coma or delirium, a reduced incidence of agitated delirium, prevention of delirium, and lower mortality than other agents administered in certain populations.” What adverse effects are reported in association with the administration of dexmedetomidate?

Question - What factors account for the summer seasonal peak of Cryptosporidium related infections?

Question - What are the most common adverse effects of etomidate?

Question - What is the mechanistic basis for the CNS effects associated with loperamide overdose?

Question - What are the medications that have been reported to increase the risk for classic heatstroke as opposed to exertional heat stroke?

Question - What are the adverse health effects reported to be associated with exposure to wildfire smoke?