The mnemonic DUMBELS is helpful in determining the toxidrome associated with:

a. Opiate overdose
b. Anticholinergic overdose
c. Cholinergic overdose
d. Heroin overdose


c
Rationale: a. There is not a common mnemonic for narcotic overdose.
b. The mnemonic for anticholiergic overdose is, "Hot as hell, blind as a bat, dry as a bone, red as a beet, and mad as a hatter".
c. Correct.
d. There is not a common mnemonic for narcotic overdose.

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