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==Background==
*Anticholinergic activity:
**Meds
***Atropine
***Antihistamines
***Antidepressants (SSRIs, TCAs)
***Antipsychotics
***Muscle relaxants
**Plants
***Jimson weed (Devil's trumpet)
***Amanita mushroom

==Clinical Features==
*Dry as a bone: anhidrosis (esp axillae, mouth)
*Hot as a hare: anhydrotic hyperthermia (may become severe w/ agitation)
*Red as a beet: cutaneous vasodilation
*Blind as a bat: nonreactive mydriasis (often delayed 12-24hr)
*Mad as a hatter: delirium; hallucinations, dysarthria, lethargy
*Full as a flask: urinary retention
*Tachycardia (HR 120-160) and decreased/absent bowel sounds

==DDX==
#Sympathomimetic toxicity
##Red, dry skin and absent bowel sounds favors anticholinergic toxicity
#Encephalitis
#Head trauma
#ETOH/sedative withdrawal
#[[Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS)]]
#Acute psychotic disorder

==See Also==
*[[Toxidromes]]

==Source==
Tintinalli

[[Category:Tox]]