Presentation
Methods: We present a case series of patients with SC intoxication who presented to our toxicology service covering two tertiary care EDs between 2/11/2015 and 6/23/2015. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Entire Body System
- Pain
The only pain that can be avoided is the pain that results from trying to avoid pain." - R. D. Laing [alcohol-drug.com]
Systemic review showed mild dyspnea, abdominal pain and right wrist pain over the injection site. The only abnormal physical finding was erythema over the injection site and epigastric tenderness. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Medications may be used to manage symptoms such as stomach pain, nausea and anxiety. [livestrong.com]
Look for Blowfish in the pain reliever aisle in CVS pharmacies and selected supermarkets. Or, get a friend to bring it directly to your couch or bathroom floor. [forhangovers.com]
- Fever
The first is a 50-year-old male who had sprayed corn with a solution of bentazone and was admitted to the hospital with sweating, fever, nausea, vomiting of aqueous and hemorrhagic content, and bloody, watery stools. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Sometimes therapy may be needed for certain symptoms like headache, fever and nausea or vomiting. [news-medical.net]
Case Report A 62-year-old man with a history of chronic lymphocytic leukemia presented with a three-day history of fatigue, dyspnea, fever, and a cough. He had last received chemotherapy three months earlier. [nejm.org]
For example, if there is fever, the physician might consider meningitis, pneumonia, or some other serious infection that might be causing a change of mental status. [emedicinehealth.com]
- Weakness
The patient suddenly developed severe left upper extremity weakness and cognitive impairment after CO intoxication. He showed severe weakness in the left upper extremity and decreased cognitive function during physical examination. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Puffer fish preparations must be taken only from licensed restaurants to avoid acute often fatal poisoning While travelling extra care to consume only clean water and freshly cooked food should be taken Those with pregnancy and weak immunity need to be [news-medical.net]
- Swelling
Drinking too much water causes an imbalance, and the liquid moves from your blood to inside your cells, making them swell. Swelling inside the brain is serious and requires immediate treatment. Sometimes babies can have issues. [webmd.com]
When too much water enters the body's cells, the tissues swell with the excess fluid. [thoughtco.com]
A 40-year-old man complained of motor weakness and hypoesthesia of the right lower extremity with swelling of his right thigh after carbon monoxide intoxication resulting from a suicide attempt. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
- Camping
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Respiratoric
- Dyspnea
Systemic review showed mild dyspnea, abdominal pain and right wrist pain over the injection site. The only abnormal physical finding was erythema over the injection site and epigastric tenderness. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Case Report A 62-year-old man with a history of chronic lymphocytic leukemia presented with a three-day history of fatigue, dyspnea, fever, and a cough. He had last received chemotherapy three months earlier. [nejm.org]
Gastrointestinal
- Vomiting
The man had experienced vomiting and other symptoms associated with caffeine intoxication several times in the years leading up to his death, they added. The man vomited and went to the hospital on the day he died, they said. [newsweek.com]
These toxins usually affect the cells lining the intestinal wall, causing vomiting and diarrhea. Microorganisms capable of causing… Read More [britannica.com]
Sometimes therapy may be needed for certain symptoms like headache, fever and nausea or vomiting. [news-medical.net]
This is important in preventing aspiration should the person vomit. Stay with the person until medical help arrives. [mtholyoke.edu]
The first is a 50-year-old male who had sprayed corn with a solution of bentazone and was admitted to the hospital with sweating, fever, nausea, vomiting of aqueous and hemorrhagic content, and bloody, watery stools. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
- Nausea
The first is a 50-year-old male who had sprayed corn with a solution of bentazone and was admitted to the hospital with sweating, fever, nausea, vomiting of aqueous and hemorrhagic content, and bloody, watery stools. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Medications may be used to manage symptoms such as stomach pain, nausea and anxiety. [livestrong.com]
Intoxication at levels of 0.20% BAC and above presents risks of loss of consciousness, nausea and vomiting, injuries, and even overdose and death. [cms.bsu.edu]
- Diarrhea
Drugs to stop diarrhea Some drugs are available to stop diarrhea like Loperamide. However, in most infective diarrheas this drug is not advised. It may cause more harm than good. [news-medical.net]
These toxins usually affect the cells lining the intestinal wall, causing vomiting and diarrhea. Microorganisms capable of causing… Read More [britannica.com]
Abstract Iota toxin is produced by Clostridium perfringens type E strains and associated with diarrhea in cattle and lambs. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Other early symptoms can include diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. Continued "If you see someone like that, pull them aside, put them in the shade, and talk to them," McStay says. [webmd.com]
- Food Poisoning
Food poisoning Causes Food poisoning Symptoms Food poisoning Diagnosis [news-medical.net]
Learn about this topic in these articles: meat spoilage In meat processing: Food-poisoning microorganisms …cause health problems by either intoxication or infection. [britannica.com]
- Abdominal Pain
Systemic review showed mild dyspnea, abdominal pain and right wrist pain over the injection site. The only abnormal physical finding was erythema over the injection site and epigastric tenderness. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
[…] nourished chronic alcohol consumers a few days after a binge, rather than during acute intoxication) Laboratory ethanol level (does not exclude co-existant causes of altered mental state) high osmolar gap (severe acute intoxication) LFTs, lipase (if abdominal [lifeinthefastlane.com]
Liver, Gall & Pancreas
- Jaundice
The potential complications of chronic alcohol consumption are extensive: GENERAL: abdo pain, weight loss, poor nutrition, recurrent falls, relationship breakdowns and social isolation HEPATIC: fatty infiltration and alcoholic hepatitis, cirrhosis, jaundice [lifeinthefastlane.com]
The doctor will be looking for evidence of chronic alcohol abuse, such as red spots on the skin (called spider angiomas), an enlarged liver, or yellow eyes or skin ( jaundice, caused by damage to the liver). [emedicinehealth.com]
Cardiovascular
- Hypotension
KEYWORDS: hypotension; overdose; renal failure [Indexed for MEDLINE] Free full text [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
- Tachycardia
However, critical hemodynamic instability persisted, with the patient's cardiac rhythm alternating between refractory irregular narrow complex tachycardia and wide complex tachycardia associated with hypotension. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
/fibrillation or atrial tachycardia with 2:1 block]) (1-4). [emergency.cdc.gov]
Eyes
- Diplopia
Most of the symptoms lasted 5 days, and diplopia continued for 6 weeks after the patient had been discharged; this patient resumed her CAPD treatment. Patients 13–16 (Table 1 ) were on previous supportive treatment. [academic.oup.com]
Skin
- Flushing
The typical symptoms of hypervitaminosis A include nausea, headache, blurred vision, and cutaneous manifestations, such as flushing, vesicles formation, and desquamation. Hypervitaminosis D may result in hypercalcemia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Intoxication manifested itself in many ways, including but not limited to slurred speech, loss of balance, loss of muscle control, irrational behavior, flushed skin, bloodshot eyes, erratic behavior, and loss of inhibition. [memory-alpha.wikia.com]
Alcohol intoxication is manifested by such signs as facial flushing, slurred speech, unsteady gait, euphoria, increased activity, volubility, disorderly conduct, slowed reactions, impaired judgement and motor incoordination, insensibility, or stupefaction [who.int]
For a chemical spill: Remove any clothing, shoes, or jewelry that touched the chemical Wash skin well with soap and water If the poison affected your eyes, flush them with water or saline (germ-free salt water) If you're poisoned by a toxic gas, get into [msdmanuals.com]
- Sweating
The first is a 50-year-old male who had sprayed corn with a solution of bentazone and was admitted to the hospital with sweating, fever, nausea, vomiting of aqueous and hemorrhagic content, and bloody, watery stools. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Advice and Prevention The best way to prevent hyponatremia is to make sure you don't drink way more than you sweat out. But that's hard to measure. Experts say drink until you don't feel thirsty, then stop. [webmd.com]
Psychiatrical
- Fear
Alcohol-intoxicated individuals demonstrated a reduced ability to detect fear and sadness at moderate-to-high levels of emotion intensity and less overall insight into their ability to recognize emotions. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Remote stimuli such as moral concerns or fear of consequences do not get processed, and so are not available to exert an inhibitory influence. [alcohol-drug.com]
English Translation See Also in Hindi Similar Words विषैलापन noun, Viṣailāpana toxicity, virulence, venomousness भयंकरता noun, bhayankarata horror, ferocity, dreadfulness, fearfulness, terribleness नुक़सान adjective, noun Nuqasāna wasting, waster, spoilage [wordhippo.com]
Moods Strong emotions such as anger, fear, and loneliness tend to hasten impairment. The psychological and social effects of alcohol (and the placebo effects) are also magnified by expectations. [bgsu.edu]
- Aggressive Behavior
Clinically significant maladaptive behavioral or psychological changes (e.g., inappropriate sexual or aggressive behavior, mood lability, impaired judgment, impaired social or occupational functioning) that developed during, or shortly after, alcohol [hams.cc]
The study found, however, that television violence preferences at age 18 were not significantly related to aggressive behavior at age 8 (r=.01). [courses2.cit.cornell.edu]
This is a disturbing development since excessive alcohol consumption is associated with acute problems, including aggressive behavior [ 5 ], suicide [ 6 ], accidents [ 7 ], and sexual violence [ 8 ]. [omicsonline.org]
Neurologic
- Headache
The typical symptoms of hypervitaminosis A include nausea, headache, blurred vision, and cutaneous manifestations, such as flushing, vesicles formation, and desquamation. Hypervitaminosis D may result in hypercalcemia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Additionally, some headache remedies and other over-the-counter medications contain caffeine. Treatment Medical treatment is needed for severe or life-threatening symptoms of caffeine intoxication. [livestrong.com]
These side effects may include: Sudden high blood pressure with headache Chest pain and heart rhythm disturbances Extreme hyperactivity and physical violence Heart attack Seizures Stroke Sudden collapse (cardiac arrest) Treatment and care involves: Preventing [medlineplus.gov]
Sometimes therapy may be needed for certain symptoms like headache, fever and nausea or vomiting. [news-medical.net]
You might be hot, have a headache, and just feel crummy. Other early symptoms can include diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. Continued "If you see someone like that, pull them aside, put them in the shade, and talk to them," McStay says. [webmd.com]
- Meningism
For example, if there is fever, the physician might consider meningitis, pneumonia, or some other serious infection that might be causing a change of mental status. [emedicinehealth.com]
Workup
The results of an extensive diagnostic workup to elucidate the cause were unfruitful. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Treatment
In the non-intoxicated group, the most common reason for the lack of ED treatment was that treatment could take place on an outpatient basis, while in the intoxicated group, the reason was lack of patient cooperation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Prognosis
Early admission to a tertiary referral center with expertise in LT results in a better prognosis and increased survival following M-ALF. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Etiology
Findings harbor adverse implications for surveillance, etiologic understanding, and prevention of suicides and drug deaths. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
The case can be confirmed if laboratory testing was not performed because either a predominant amount of clinical and nonspecific laboratory evidence of a particular chemical was present or the etiology of the agent is known with 100% certainty. [emergency.cdc.gov]
Prenatal alcohol exposure and family history of alcoholism in the etiology of adolescent alcohol problems. J Stud Alcohol. 1998 Sep. 59(5):533-43. [Medline]. Bates BA, Shannon MW, Woolf AD. [emedicine.medscape.com]
Epidemiology
In this review, epidemiological data and hypotheses about the possible molecular mechanisms underlying the association between ApoE and mercury intoxication are assessed. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Pathophysiology
A number of studies were reviewed in order to update and summarize the relevant literature on the incidence, sociodemographic variables, method of poisoning, pathophysiology, diagnosis, variables associated with survival and fatality, management, and [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Pathophysiology Ethanol has a volume of distribution (0.6 L/kg) and is readily distributed throughout the body. The primary route of absorption is oral, although it can be absorbed by inhalation and even percutaneously. [emedicine.medscape.com]
Prevention
Logan, Wendy LiKamWa McIntosh, and Aimee Trudeau are with the Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Ian R. H. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
If an individual becomes violent as a result of an involuntary intoxication and commits an assault, he or she may be able to argue that the intoxication prevented him or her from forming the intent to cause harm. [justia.com]