Clinical Features and Management of Herb-Induced Aconitine Poisoning

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 574-579

  Lin, Chih Chuan ^a   Chan, Thomas Y K ^b   Deng, Jou Fang ^c  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACONITINE; AMIODARONE; ATROPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CHARCOAL; FLECAINIDE; LIDOCAINE; MEXILETINE; OXPRENOLOL; PINDOLOL; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPRANOLOL;

ACONITE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMOPERFUSION; HERB; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC DISEASE;

EID: 2342441642     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2003.10.046     Document Type: Article

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