Suspected caffeine and ephedrine toxicosis resulting from ingestion of an herbal supplement containing guarana and ma huang in dogs: 47 cases (1997-1999)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 218, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 225-229

  Ooms, Tara G ^a   Khan, Safdar A ^b   Means, Charlotte ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Amer Soc Prev Cruelty Animals N   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACEPROMAZINE; ACTIVATED CARBON; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CAFFEINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; DIAZEPAM; EPHEDRINE; GUARANA EXTRACT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; ISOFLURANE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENOTHIAZINE; PHENTOLAMINE; PRAZOSIN; PROPRANOLOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DETOXIFICATION; DOG; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ELIMINATION; EPHEDRA; HERB; INTOXICATION; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; SEIZURE;

EID: 0035863741     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2001.218.225     Document Type: Article

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