Abamectin intoxication with coma and hypotension

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 299-300

  Soyuncu, Secgin ^a   Oktay, Cem ^a   Berk, Yeliz ^a   Eken, Cenker ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Abamectin intoxication; Avermectins

Indexed keywords

ABAMECTIN; ACTIVATED CARBON; AKARMEC GOLD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG INTOXICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTUBATION; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; QRS COMPLEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANTHELMINTICS; ANTIDOTES; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHARCOAL; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; IVERMECTIN; POISONING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34047094986     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650601072225     Document Type: Article

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