Acute cholinergic syndrome following ingestion of contaminated herbal extract

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 781-782

  Hsieh, M J ^a   Yen, Z S ^a   Chen, S C ^a   Fang, C C ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ATROPINE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; FLEMINGIA MACROPHYLLA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE CHOLINERGIC SYNDROME; AGED; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CONTAMINATED PLANT; DIARRHEA; DRUG ERUPTION; DYSPNEA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; FLEMINGIA MACROPHYLLA; FLUID THERAPY; HERB; HUMAN; HYPERSALIVATION; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHERMIA; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MALE; MIOSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS; SIDE EFFECT; SINUS RHYTHM; SWEATING; VOMITING; WHEEZING;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; AGED; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; MALE; PESTICIDES; PHYTOTHERAPY; SYNDROME;

EID: 56249106913     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2008.060889     Document Type: Article

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