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Hypothermia
Overview: Hypothermia describes a state in which the body's mechanism for temperature regulation is overwhelmed in the face of a cold stressor. Hypothermia is classified as accidental or intentional, primary or secondary, and by the degree of ...More…
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Wasp Stings
eMedicine — Overview: Wasps are members of the order Hymenoptera, suborder Apocrita. Members of this order, which includes bees, yellow jackets, hornets, and ants, are found in all 50 states. Wasps can be further divided into social wasps and ... Assistant ...More…
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Toxicity, Salicylate
eMedicine — Overview: The use of salicylates dates back 2500 years to when Hippocrates recommended the use of willow bark to relieve the pain of childbirth. Salicylic acid is the extract from willow bark that produces the analgesic effect. ... Clinical ...More…
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Toxicity, Phencyclidine
eMedicine — Overview: Phencyclidine, 1-(1-phenylcyclohexyl) piperidine (PCP), is a dissociative anesthetic that was originally synthesized for intravenous use in 1957 and was marketed under the trade name Sernylan. Because of its postoperative emergence ...More…
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Toxicity, Organophosphate
eMedicine — Overview: Organophosphate (OP) compounds are a diverse group of chemicals used in both domestic and industrial settings. Examples of organophosphates include: insecticides (malathion, parathion, diazinon, fenthion, dichlorvos, chlorpyrifos, ...More…
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Toxicity, Mustard Agent
eMedicine — Overview: Mustard gas is one of several types of blister agents. Mustard gas is an agent used in war and is unlikely to be seen in typical civilian medical establishments. It has 2 basic forms: sulfur mustard ... Occupational Medicine Physician, ...More…
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Toxicity, Mushroom
eMedicine — Overview: Mushrooms are the fruiting bodies of a group of higher fungi that have evolved contemporaneously with plants for millions of years. Mushrooms are widely distributed throughout the world, and thousands of species have been ...More…
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Toxicity, Lidocaine
eMedicine — Overview: Lidocaine is an amide local anesthetic and a less commonly used antiarrhythmic that exerts its effects on nerve axon sodium channels, preventing depolarization. Lidocaine toxicity occurs with unintended intravascular administration or ...More…
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Toxicity, Lead
eMedicine — Overview: Lead is a natural compound that exists in elemental, inorganic, and organic forms. Lead is present in trace amounts in all soils, water, and foods. Lead is soft, malleable, blue-gray in color, and is highly resistant ... Lead is a ...More…
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Toxicity, Iron
eMedicine — Overview: Iron is an important physiological element that is essential for multiple metabolic processes, including oxygen transport, DNA synthesis, and electron transport. The energy requirements of most living organisms are met by the oxidation ...More…
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Toxicity, Heroin: Overview - eMedicine Critical Care
eMedicine — Overview: Heroin (diacetylmorphine) is a semisynthetic narcotic that was first synthesized in 1874. It was originally marketed as a safer, nonaddictive substitute to morphine. Soon after its introduction, heroin was realized to be clearly as ...More…
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Toxicity, Cyanide
eMedicine — Overview: Cyanide, one of the most rapidly acting lethal poisons known to humankind, was a main constituent of Earth's primordial atmosphere and probably played an important role in the development of life on Earth. It exists in ... Cyanide, one ...More…