Cardiotoxic manifestations of yellow oleander (Thevetia nerifolia) poisoning and its treatment: A case report

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 450-451

  Dwivedi, S ^a   Rajpal, S ^a   Narang, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cardiotoxicity; Electrocardiogram; Yellow oleander

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ATROPINE; ELECTROLYTE; ISOPRENALINE; PLANT TOXIN; POTASSIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOTOXICITY; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DROWSINESS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; INTOXICATION; PLANT SEED; POISONOUS PLANT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; THEVETIA NERIFOLIA; VOMITING;

EID: 33846968174     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: 00194832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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