Taming the SRU

APRIL 17, 2023

Poison centers across the United States receive over 100,000 reports of exposures to toxic plants annually. More serious poisonings typically involve adults who ingest plants in larger quantities for recreational, self-harm, foraging or medicinal purposes (1). Spring has sprung. and so have many species of toxic plants! Decontaminate.

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Intensive Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Show answer In this case, the history pointed towards mushroom poisoning. Most cases of mushroom poisoning are self-limiting episodes of gastrointestinal upset. There are many different syndromes associated with mushroom poisoning in Australia including cholinergic, hallucinogenic, glutaminergic, disulfram-like and hepatotoxic 3.

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Taming the SRU

JANUARY 5, 2025

Specificity: 90.7%) Exposure to a dopamine antagonist or withdrawal of a dopamine agonist in the prior 72 hours: 20 points Hyperthermia (>100.4 An 11-year retrospective review of cyproheptadine use in serotonin syndrome cases reported to the California Poison Control System. Crit Care 11, R4 (2007). J Clin Pharm Ther.

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