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ToxCard: PNU (Vacor)

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Shortly after this, he began vomiting, and developed a tonic clonic seizure. There was no prodromal illness, recent trauma, polyuria or polydipsia, family history of seizure disorder or diabetes. When should I suspect PNU poisoning? How do I treat PNU poisoning? Fortunately, PNU poisoning is rare.

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Popular Antiobesity Medications Bring New Challenges to Emergency Physicians

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Patient C, a 27-year-old female with a history of epilepsy, taking valproate and endorsing adherence, is then brought in by ambulance for a witnessed seizure. This is her first seizure in six years. Management of symptoms is the same for all of these, relying upon fluid resuscitation, antiemetics, and electrolyte repletion.

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ToxCard: Organic Mercury Poisoning

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Further, organic mercury readily crosses the placenta where it acts as a teratogen leading to a wide range of birth defects including developmental delay, blindness, seizures, and limb malformation. 6 The neurotoxicity caused by organic mercury poisoning is permanent, thus, you must act fast. Adverse Drug React Acute Poisoning Rev.