Anticholinergic Toxicity in the Emergency Department.

Audience: Emergency medicine residents, internal medicine residents, family medicine residents, community physicians, pediatricians, toxicology fellows.

Introduction: There are over 600 compounds which contain anticholinergic properties.1 Medications with anticholinergic properties include antihistamines, atropine, tricyclic antidepressants, antipsychotics, topical mydriatics, antispasmodics, sleep aids, and cold preparations.