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Organophosphate Poisoning Simulation Case
MedEdPORTAL, 2010 This simulation case is intended for medical students and residents in emergency medicine and involves a patient that was exposed to organophosphates while working on a farm.
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A rare case of Organophosphate poisoning with toxic encephalopathy
Journal of Integrated Health Sciences, 2016 Organophosphate compounds (OPCs) are used mostly as pesticides. In India, Organophosphate poisoning occurs most commonly due to suicidal ingestion. Depending on the type and the dose of the organophosphate compound exposure some clinical syndromes, such ...
S K Tilara, J V Solanki, P A Bhatt
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Pesticide Exposure Alters Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Levels in Mexican Agricultural Workers [PDF]
, 2005 Organophosphorous pesticides (OPs) are suspected of altering reproductive function by reducing brain acetylcholinesterase activity and monoamine levels, thus impairing hypothalamic and/or pituitary endocrine functions and gonadal processes. Our objective
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Nerve Agent Hydrolysis Activity Designed into a Human Drug Metabolism Enzyme [PDF]
, 2010 Organophosphorus (OP) nerve agents are potent suicide inhibitors of the essential neurotransmitter-regulating enzyme acetylcholinesterase. Due to their acute toxicity, there is significant interest in developing effective countermeasures to OP ...
Andrew C. Hemmert +15 more
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SAGE Open Medicine, 2022 Introduction: Acute poisoning causes morbidity and mortality worldwide. There is scarce of information on acute poisoning in the study area. Objective: To assess treatment outcome and the associated factors among patients admitted with acute poisoning at
Shambel Nigussie +3 more
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Unusual presentation of organophosphate poisoning: A case Report
Journal of Pediatric Critical Care, 2022 Misuse of organophosphate insecticides, even in case of domestic application, can be life threatening. We report a case of accidental consumption of organophosphorus substance by a 3-year-old female child presented to us with unconsciousness and ...
Ravi Sharma +3 more
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Impact of paraquat regulation on suicide in South Korea [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Ingestion of pesticides (mainly paraquat) accounted for one-fifth of suicides in South Korea in 2006-10. We investigated the effect on suicide mortality of regulatory action, culminating in a ban on paraquat in South Korea in 2011-12. Methods:
Cha, Eun Shil +5 more
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Predicting outcome using butyrylcholinesterase activity in organophosphorus pesticide self-poisoning [PDF]
, 2008 Background: The usefulness of a low butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) activity on admission for predicting severity in acute organophosphorus (OP) insecticide poisoning has long been debated. Previous studies have been confounded by the inclusion of multiple
Buckley, N. A. +4 more
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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
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Predictive Factors of Seizures in Patients with Organophosphate Poisoning
مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2018 Background: Poisoning with organophosphate (OP) compounds is common and causes many complications, including seizure. The purpose of this study was to investigate the predictor factors of seizure in patients with organophosphate poisoning. Methods: This
Ahmad Yaraghi +2 more
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