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Benztropine, Alison Jones, Robert Flanagan
Poisoning And Overdose, Alison Jones
Calcium Salts, Alison Jones, Robert Flanagan
Emerging Aspects Of Assessing Lead Poisoning In Childhood, Alison L. Jones
Emerging Aspects Of Assessing Lead Poisoning In Childhood, Alison L. Jones
Alison L Jones
No abstract provided.
Poisoning, Alison Jones
Poisoning, Alison Jones
Alison L Jones
Acute poisoning accounts for 10-20% of acute medical admis- 5ion5 in the UK. There is wide geographical variation in the substances involved in poisoning. In the UK, paracetamol poisoning is common, but it accounts for only 7% of overdoses in the USA. Poisoning with tricyclic antidepressants (TeAs), selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRls) and drugs of misuse is very common in the UK and USA. In Southeast Asio, pesticide ingestion is endemic, and constitutes the most common cause of death by poisoning_
Pesticides And Other Agrochemicals, Alison Jones, A Proudfoot
Pesticides And Other Agrochemicals, Alison Jones, A Proudfoot
Alison L Jones
No abstract provided.
Chloroquinine And Quinine, Paul Dargan, Alison Jones
Chloroquinine And Quinine, Paul Dargan, Alison Jones
Alison L Jones
Chloroquine is used to prevent and treat malaria and to manage systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis. It is the most severe and frequent cause of poisoning by antimalarial drugs. Among 167 chloroquine poisoning cases admitted to a toxicology critical care unit, the mortality was less than 10%; these are the best survival figures quoted in the literature to date. Chloroquine is a frequent method of suicide in Africa and France
Quinine is an alkaloid extracted from the bark of various species of cinchona tree (Rubiaceae). It first was employed as an antipyretic, albeit not a very effective one, by …
Diethylenetriaminepenta-Acetate (Dtpa), Alison Jones, Robert Flanagan
Diethylenetriaminepenta-Acetate (Dtpa), Alison Jones, Robert Flanagan
Alison L Jones
No abstract provided.
Complications Of Chronic Alcoholism That Affect Critical Illness, Alison Jones
Complications Of Chronic Alcoholism That Affect Critical Illness, Alison Jones
Alison L Jones
The worldwide consumption of alcohol is increasing. For uniformity, the consumption of alcohol often is expressed in terms of units of ethanol ingested. Table 14-1 shows how units of alcohol routinely are calculated. Not everyone who abuses alcohol develops liver damage, however. It is estimated that at least 80% of heavy drinkers show some features of fatty liver, 10% to 35% develop alcoholic hepatitis, and 10% develop cirrhosis. A retrospective study in men showed that 50% of men with an average intake of alcohol of greater than 160 g (15 to 16 units) per day for 20 years developed cirrhosis. …
Hyperbaric Oxygen, Alison Jones, Robert Flanagan