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ToxCard: Tetanus and Strychnine – Expanding the Differential for Severe Muscle Spasm

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Forensic Sci Int. Recovery from profound lactic acidosis, hyperthermia, and rhabdomyolysis. He denies any past medical history other than polysubstance abuse and depression. Liquid chromatography/photodiode array detection for determination of strychnine in blood: a fatal case report. 2004;141(1):17-21. doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2003.12.010

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ED care of refugee populations from sub-Saharan Africa

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Signs of malnutrition – which places patients at higher risk for infection – can include cachexia, muscular wasting, sunken eyes, redundant skin folds, edema, brittle skin and hair, bradycardia, hypotension, and hypothermia. HIV Prevention and Treatment: The Evolving Role of the Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med.