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Atrial Fibrillation Following Acute Malathion Ingestion: A Rare Cardiac Manifestation of Organophosphate Poisoning

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 12, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Organophosphate poisoning can precipitate acute atrial fibrillation even in previously healthy individuals. This first documented case from Pakistan of Malathion‐induced atrial fibrillation emphasizes the need for early recognition, continuous cardiac monitoring, prompt atropine and pralidoxime therapy, electrolyte correction, and timely ...
Qurat ul Ain   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acute Poisoning among Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Care Center: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

open access: yesJournal of Nepal Medical Association, 2020
Introduction: Acute poisoning is a major global public health problem contributing to one of the leading causes for a visit to an emergency department.
Sameer Thapa   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pesticide Residues in Foods in Ghana: A Systematic Review

open access: yesHealth Science Reports, Volume 8, Issue 12, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Background and Aim Pesticide use has surged globally to enhance agricultural productivity. However, this reliance, particularly in developing countries like Ghana, has raised concerns about pesticide residues in foods and their potential health impacts on the population. Exposure to pesticide residueshas been linked to acute poisoning, cancers,
Wisdom K. Ahiabor, Eric S. Donkor
wiley   +1 more source

A Comparison of the Efficacy of New Monopyridinium Oximes with the Oxime HI-6 Against Mevinphos in Mice

open access: yesActa Medica, 1999
1. The therapeutic efficacy of three new monopyridinium oximes (2,4-PAEtM, 2,5-PAEtM, 2,5-PAAM) and the bispyridinium oxime HI-6 was evaluated in combination with benactyzine against acute poisoning with the organophosphorus insecticide mevinphos in mice.
Jiří Kassa, Jiří Bielavský
doaj   +1 more source

A case report and overview of Carbamate insecticide (Baygon) poisoning [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The following is a case report of a 55-year-old gentleman who experienced excessive exposure to Baygon® , a local carbamate insecticide spray. He developed symptoms that were compatible with cholinesterase inhibition, namely headache, light-headedness ...
Attard, Marlene, Muscat, Peter
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Polymyxin B Induced Acute Diaphragmatic Paralysis: A Case Report Based on Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

open access: yesPharmacology Research &Perspectives, Volume 13, Issue 6, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Polymyxin B (PMB), a last‐resort antibiotic for multidrug‐resistant Gram‐negative infections, carries significant neurotoxicity risks that remain underrecognized in clinical practice. Here, we present a case of life‐threatening diaphragmatic paralysis induced by PMB in a patient with extensive neck and mediastinal infections caused by ...
Yunli Zhang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Increased fetal endocardial echogenicity mimicking endocardial fibroelastosis following maternal organophosphorus poisoning and its complete regression in utero

open access: yesIndian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2013
Fetal endocardial fibroelastosis (EFE) has been diagnosed by antenatal ultrasonography in the past few years. A typical case of isolated endocardial fibroelastosis is illustrated here, in a fetus of 22 weeks of gestational age exposed to maternal ...
Karippaliyil Balakumar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Oximes in organophosphorus poisoning

open access: yesIndian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2005
Acute organic insecticide poisoning is a major health problem all over the world, particularly in the developing countries, where organophosphates (OPs) are the most common suicidal poisons with high morbidity and mortality and account for a large proportion of patients admitted to intensive care units.
M.A. Cherian   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Revising the UMLS Semantic Network [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
The integration of standardized biomedical terminologies into a single, unified knowledge representation system has formed a key area of applied informatics research in recent years.
Kumar, Anand   +2 more
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Creatinephosphokinase in organophosphorus poisoning

open access: yesInternational Journal of Advances in Medicine, 2017
Background: Organophosphorus Poisoning has been found to be a major cause of death or morbidity in our country as it freely available without need of prescription unlike in developed countries where prescription is required to purchase insecticides, the various organophosphorus compounds available are Malathion, parathion, diazinon, fenthion ...
Amith Kumar, Virupakshappa V.
openaire   +1 more source

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