Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 1, 2020
Consequences of overdose:
| Flushing due to cutaneous vasodilation (“red as a beet”) |
| Anhydrosis (“dry as a bone”) |
| Hyperthermia due to loss of sweating (“hot as a hare”) |
| Blurry vision due to nonreactive mydriasis and paralysis of accommodation (“blind as a bat”) |
| Agitated delirium (“mad as a hatter”) |
| Urinary retention (“full as a flask”) |
| Decreased bowel sounds |
| Tachycardia |