Role of prazosin on cardiovascular manifestations and pulmonary edema following severe scorpion stings in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 299-302

  Al Asmari, Abdulrahman K ^a,c   Al Seif, Abdulaziz A ^a   Hassen, Mohsen A ^b   Abdulmaksood, Nabil A ^b  

^a The General Directorate of Armed Forces Health Services   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Department of Pediatrics and Medicine   (Saudi Arabia)

^c NONE   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; DIAZEPAM; DIGOXIN; FUROSEMIDE; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; LIDOCAINE; OXYGEN; PRAZOSIN; PROMETHAZINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR SYMPTOM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVULSION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; FOOT PAIN; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERHIDROSIS; HYPERSALIVATION; HYPOTHERMIA; INSECT STING; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIAPISM; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RESTLESSNESS; SAUDI ARABIA; SCORPION; SHOCK; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYPNEA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; ARACHNIDISM; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; INFANT; MALE; PRAZOSIN; PULMONARY EDEMA; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SAUDI ARABIA; SCORPION VENOMS; SCORPIONS; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40749086393     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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