ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: Pretty (and Deadly) in Purple

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What is the correct antidote for a patient who is poisoned with the pictured substance?

  1. Digoxin Specific Fab
  2. Hydroxocobalamin/Sodium Thiosulfate
  3. Physostigmine
  4. Pyridoxine

(photo used with permission courtesy of Maureen Dallhoff, MD)

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