Outline the differences in the assessment and management of poisoning from substance ingestion in the following clinical scenarios, compared with a healthy young adult:
a) 2-year-old child. (30% marks)
b) 30-week gestation pregnant female. (35% marks)
c) 75-year-old adult with chronic kidney disease. (35% marks)
2-year-old child
30/40 pregnant female
75-year-old with CKD
This is another one of the questions in this paper which had a 0% pass rate. Locally available resources include the following chapters:
The answer would probably work better as a table:
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