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Poisoning with illicit substances: toxicology for the anaesthetist [PDF]
Anaesthesia, 2012 SummaryThe consumption of illicit substances represents a considerable threat to the health and wellbeing of particular sectors of our communities. Hospitalisation is sometimes required for the treatment of the direct toxic effects of the drugs as well as for injuries sustained while under their influence.
Gordon Tin Chun Wong +2 more
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Forensic Toxicology and Poisoning
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology & Toxicology, 2020 Forensic toxicology is a scientific discipline which studies the medical and legal aspects of the harmful effects of a substance on organisms, and by chemical and analytical methods helps to establish facts in forensic investigations. Forensic practice is particularly significant for fatal poisoning, as well as those that may be related to the ...
Siniša Franjić +1 more
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Beyond Poisons and Problems: Toxicology in Italy [PDF]
Chemical Research in Toxicology, 2008 Contemporary Italian toxicology breaks down into three main areas, with some unavoidable overlap of one area with another: regulation, prevention and safety (food toxicology, ecotoxicology, and veterinary toxicology), and research. Forensic toxicology and clinical toxicology cut across these areas.
Paolo Preziosi, Giorgio Minotti
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Epidemiology and Toxicology of Ciguatera Poisoning in the Colombian Caribbean [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2020 The ciguatera is a food poisoning caused by the consumption of primarily coral fish; these species exist in large numbers in the seas that bathe the Colombian territory. The underreported diagnosis of this clinical entity has been widely highlighted due to multiple factors, as are among others, ignorance by the primary care practitioner consulted for ...
Roberto Navarro Quiroz +4 more
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Human Poisoning from Poisonous Higher Fungi: Focus on Analytical Toxicology and Case Reports in Forensic Toxicology [PDF]
Pharmaceuticals, 2020 Several families of higher fungi contain mycotoxins that cause serious or even fatal poisoning when consumed by humans. The aim of this review is to inventory, from an analytical point of view, poisoning cases linked with certain significantly toxic mycotoxins: orellanine, α- and β-amanitin, muscarine, ibotenic acid and muscimol, and gyromitrin ...
Estelle Flament +3 more
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Toxicological Profiles of Poisonous, Edible, and Medicinal Mushrooms [PDF]
Mycobiology, 2014 Mushrooms are a recognized component of the human diet, with versatile medicinal properties. Some mushrooms are popular worldwide for their nutritional and therapeutic properties. However, some species are dangerous because they cause toxicity. There are many reports explaining the medicinal and/or toxic effects of these fungal species.
Md. Akil Hossain +2 more
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Toxicological Findings in Fatal Poisonings
Clinical Chemistry, 1973 Abstract Anyone who must decide whether the amount of toxic substance present in a specimen is sufficient to indicate that the substance may have been the cause of death is aware of the difficulty of finding information to guide that decision. Opinions are given concerning therapeutic and toxic concentrations in human tissues for most of
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Epidemiology and toxicology of arsenic poisoning in domestic animals. [PDF]
Environmental Health Perspectives, 1977 Arsenic poisoning is one of the more important causes of heavy metal poisoning in domestic animals. Two species--dogs and cattle--are intoxicated more frequently than other animals; yet sporadic instances of poisoning have been observed in cats, horses, and pigs.
Howard M. Hayes +3 more
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Rodenticide poisoning in a Toxicological Assistance Center
Revista da Rede de Enfermagem do Nordeste, 2016 Objective: to characterize rodenticide poisoning sold illegally under the name Chumbinho. Methods: this is a descriptive and cross-sectional study by retrospective analysis of epidemiological forms of Toxicological Occurrence of a Toxicological Assistance Center, from 2006 to 2013.
Martins, Beatriz Ferreira +5 more
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The Potential Application of Mitochondrial Medicine in Toxicologic Poisoning [PDF]
Journal of Medical Toxicology, 2015 The advancement of biomolecular techniques has continued to advance in the area of mitochondrial medicine. This has allowed clinicians and researchers to more effectively study the bioenergetics of the mitochondria in various disease states. One potential technique in mitochondrial medicine is the generation of cytoplasmic hybrids. A cytoplasmic hybrid
David H. Jang +2 more
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