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Mean Serum Creatine Kinase among Organophosphate Poisoning Cases in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2022 Introduction: Major cases of poisoning are associated with organophosphates. Cholinergic effects and an intermediate phase seen with organophosphate poisoning may implicate myopathy. Creatine kinase is a marker of muscle tissue damage.
Saru Twayana +6 more
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Pralidoxime for organophosphate poisoning [PDF]
The Lancet, 2006 From their randomised trial, Kirti Pawar and colleagues report in today's Lancet on two pralidoxime-dosing schemes in 200 patients who had moderately severe self-poisoning with organophosphorus insecticide.1 After a 2-g loading dose over 30 min, half received a high-dose regimen of 1 g/h pralidoxime iodide for 48 h. The other half received a lower dose:
Peter Eyer, Nicholas A. Buckley
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Clinical characteristics and early prediction of mortality risk in patients with acute organophosphate poisoning-induced shock [PDF]
Frontiers in Medicine, 2023 ObjectiveTo further get insights of clinical characteristics of acute organophosphate poisoning-induced shock, investigate the relationship between shock and prognosis, and screen risk indicators for prognosis.MethodsA total of 73 patients with acute ...
Bing Xu +9 more
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Organophosphate Poisoning in a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Analysis Based on Ten Years of Experience [PDF]
International Journal of General Medicine, 2022 Abdullah Yousef,1 Waleed Albuali,1 Mohammed AlOmari,1 Abdullah AlMutairi,1 Hamad W Albuali,2 Faisal O AlQurashi,1 Hassan M Alshaqaq2 1Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia; 2College of
Yousef A +6 more
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Intensive Care Management of Organophosphate Poisoned Patient: A Test of Critical Care Services in Nigeria [PDF]
The Annals of African Surgery, 2013 The management of organophosphate poisoning is challenging, more so in the setting of poor critical care facilities. The management requires the administration of atropine, an antidote (oxime) and supportive care often provided in the ICU.
Osinaike BB, Oranusi IO, Akinniyi O
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Parkinsonism with organophosphate poisoning
BMJ Case Reports, 2009 Parkinsonism is a primary neurotoxic manifestation of organophosphate pesticide intoxication. We report here the case of a 67-year-old man who developed acute parkinsonism with tremors and rigidity following exposure to fenitrothion, an organophosphate pesticide.
Kiyotaka Nakamagoe +4 more
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Organophosphate poisoning : A review
Medical Journal of Indonesia, 2003 Organophosphate pesticides are used extensively worldwide, and poisoning by these agents, particularly in developing nations is a public health problem. Organophosphorous nerve agents are still considered as potential threat in both military or terrorism situations.
Parmod K. Sinha, Ashok Sharma
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Organophosphate Poisoning Simulation
MedEdPORTAL, 2015 This resource is a high-fidelity simulation case on organophosphate poisoning. It follows a 40-year-old adult male with complaints of dimmed vision, watery eyes, shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and sweating. The simulation uses a manikin
Maria Sheakley +2 more
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Transient opsoclonus in organophosphate poisoning
Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, 1992 Opsoclonus transiently occurred in the acute stage of combined parathion and methyl-parathion poisoning. Despite persistent cholinesterase inhibition this symptom subsided spontaneously. This observation provides strong evidence for cholinergic pathways being reversibly involved in isolated opsoclonus.
Jan De Bleecker
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Self injection of Dichlorvos, an Organophosphorus Compound [PDF]
Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences, 2008 We report two patients who injected themselves a strong organophosphate compound, dichlorvas, and showed the typical clinical picture of organophosphate intoxication. There are very few case reports of parenteral organophosphorous poisoning.
Sujeet Raina +4 more
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