Question of the Day – Friday, April 8, 2022
Paradichlorobenzene (PDCB) is an active ingredient in mothballs, deodorizers, and fumigants. PDCB toxicity can affect multiple organ systems. What CNS effects are reported? Because PDCB toxicity can affect any part of nervous system, there are no signs or symptoms specific for PDCB-induced neurotoxicity. Clinical manifestations…
Question of the Day – Monday, February 7
Garcinia cambogia is an over the counter supplement marketed for weight loss. There is some concern of the possibility of serotonin toxicity in patients taking G. cambogia and on other serotonergic drugs. What is the proposed mechanism? Lopez A et al. reported a case of…
February Section Webinar Recording Available
Why Substance Use is Trending on TikTok: Adolescent Addiction and Social Media Substance use is a major problem in the United States and threatens people of all ages. Addiction is the dreaded outcome with increasing health, societal, and economic consequences, including rising numbers of fatalities….
AACT Offices to Close for the Holidays
Wishing you safe and healthy holidays this year. The AACT office will be closed starting Friday, December 24th and through January 2nd. A team member will return your message when the office reopens.
NACCT 2021 After the Fact CE is Available
NACCT 2021 After the Fact CE is available. All NACCT and pre-symposia attendees who purchased CE, have access to all sessions through AACT’s online learning portal. Attendees have access to the courses with the same email address they used to access the 2021 NACCT virtual…
AACT Members in the Military
AACT recognizes Veterans’ Day and celebrates its members. “My time in the US Navy Reserve was atypical, short, and impactful. Having always wanted to serve and being deeply impacted by 9/11, my number was eventually called. After several discussions with veterans (including Drs. Wills and…
AACT Members in the Military
AACT recognizes Veterans’ Day and celebrates its members. “When reflecting on my time on active duty, my most profound experience was deploying with the 47th Combat Support Hospital (CSH) to Mosul and Tikrit, Iraq. In 2006 there was intense fighting resulting in multiple daily trauma…
The History of Modern Clinical Toxicology Book Available
History of Modern Clinical Toxicology describes the extraordinary advances in the practice of clinical toxicology within the past 70 years and brings together stories of the people – the champions of clinical toxicology – who contributed to these advances, discovered new therapies and antidotes, and…
Download AACT Mobile App to Participate in NACCT 2021 Trivia
AACT’s mobile app serves as AACT’s hub for content, collaboration and events all year around. The App gives you access to your AACT colleagues and puts exclusive content at your fingertips. AACT’s app will enable you to: Stay up-to-date on AACT news, Question of the…
AACT recommends against the routine use of ivermectin for treatment for COVID-19.
AACTion ITEM: The general public is using ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19. RESPONSE: Ivermectin is a broad spectrum anti-parasitic agent that is FDA approved to treat the tissue microfilariae of Onchocerca volvulus and the intestinal stage of Strongyloides stercolis, but also used to treat…