Pralidoxime in organophosphorus poisoning
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2010 INTRODUCTION: Pralidoxime are enzyme reactivator that are known to reactivate the phosphorylated acetylcholinesterase by binding to the organophosphorus molecule.
N R Simkhada, KK Kafle, PN Prasad
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Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2008 Acute poisoning by organophosphorus (OP) compounds is a major global clinical problem, with thousands of deaths occurring every year. Most of these pesticide poisoning and subsequent deaths occur in developing countries following a deliberate self ...
Buddhi Prasad Paudyal
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Creatinephosphokinase in organophosphorus poisoning
International 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
Amith Kumar, V. Virupakshappa
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Organophosphorus Poisoning among Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Department of Internal Medicine in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2022 Introduction: Organophosphates are potent cholinesterase inhibitors that when ingested in excessive amounts can be fatal. Organophosphorus poisoning has become an important clinical problem with increased mortality in the country from accidental or ...
Suzit Bhusal +6 more
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Black Coloured Urine following Organophosphorus Poisoning: Report of Two Cases [PDF]
Case Reports in Critical Care, 2014 Organophosphorus poisoning is common in rural Asia. Clinical features result from overactivity of acetylcholine receptors. Blackish discoloration of urine is not a feature of organophosphorus poisoning.
Aneesh Basheer +4 more
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Caspases as prognostic markers and mortality predictors in acute organophosphorus poisoning. [PDF]
J Genet Eng Biotechnol, 2020 Organophosphorus (OP) compounds have been widely available for decades in agriculture for crop protection and as cheap pest controllers, which increases the rate of exposure and poisoning cases.
Tallat S +4 more
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Trajectories of vital status parameters and risk of mortality among acute organophosphorus poisoning patients - a latent class growth analysis. [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2020 Acute organophosphorus (OP) poisoning is one of the major causes of mortality among patients presenting to emergency departments in developing countries.
Farooqui WA +3 more
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Comparison of Acute Physiology, Age and Chronic Health Evaluation II score and Peradeniya Organophosphorus Poisoning Scale in predicting clinical outcomes and mortality in organophosphorus poisoning [PDF]
International Journal of Emergency MedicineBackground Organophosphorus poisoning is a major health hazard in developing countries. We conducted a study to compare the Acute Physiology, Age and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) scoring system and Peradeniya Organophosphorus Poisoning Scale ...
Geo George Thomas +5 more
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Correlation and prognostic significance of serum amylase, serum lipase, and plasma cholinesterase in acute organophosphorus poisoning. [PDF]
J Family Med Prim Care, 2020 Background: Organophosphorus (OP) are substances that are originally produced by the reaction of alcohols and phosphoric acid. These OP compounds are the main components of herbicides, pesticides, and insecticides.
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Recent developments on oximes to improve the blood brain barrier penetration for the treatment of organophosphorus poisoning: a review. [PDF]
RSC Adv, 2020 Organophosphorus (OP) compounds are highly toxic synthetic compounds which have been used as pesticides and developed as warfare nerve agents. They represent a threat to both military and civilian populations.
Faiz Norrrahim MN +11 more
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