Question of the Day

Question - According to NIOSH, what are the various exposure risk levels for EMS providers regarding exposure to the drug fentanyl in the field?

Question - What is the National Lake Fish Study and what were the findings reported in this study?

Question - What is the leading cause for swimming pool-related outbreaks of diarrheal disease?

Question - A 32 year old man who works in a pet store presents to the ED with complaints of one week of worsening rhinorrhea with non-productive cough, myalgias, weakness, nausea, paresthesias, ataxia, and tremors. Close questioning reveals the patient’s primary work responsibility involves maintenance of a large number of aquariums in the store. What toxin has likely affected this individual and what is the likely source?

Question - In 2016 there were reportedly 63,632 drug overdose deaths in the United Sates. What percentage of these deaths were attributed to opioids?

Question - Per a 2016 CDC report on the prescribing of opioids for chronic pain, what percent of patients presenting to physician offices with non-cancer pain symptoms or pain-related diagnoses (including acute and chronic pain) receive an opioid prescription?

Question - In typical household hydrogen peroxide what is the usual concentration of hydrogen peroxide?

Question - What is the relationship between the drug capecitabine and the development of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) toxicity?

Question - What is "juuling”?

Question - What are the historical points most commonly associated with the cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome?