Plasma level of atropine after accidental ingestion of Atropa belladonna

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 602-604

  Bogan, Reinhard ^a   Zimmermann, Thomas ^a   Zilker, Thomas ^b   Eyer, Florian ^b   Thiermann, Horst ^c  

^a Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Munchen   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c BUNDESWEHR INSTITUTE OF PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute poisoning; Atropine; Herbal; Plasmatic dosage; Poisoning management

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ATROPINE; DIAZEPAM; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; PHYSOSTIGMINE; ANTIDOTE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; PLANT TOXIN;

ADULT; AGGRESSIVENESS; ARTICLE; ATROPA BELLADONNA; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONVALESCENCE; DISORIENTATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FACE; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INGESTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MYDRIASIS; OXYGEN SATURATION; PLANT INTOXICATION; RECEPTOR BINDING; SEDATION; SKIN REDNESS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TACHYCARDIA; AGGRESSION; BLOOD; CONFUSION; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATROPA BELLADONNA;

AGGRESSION; ANTIDOTES; ATROPA BELLADONNA; ATROPINE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CONFUSION; DIAZEPAM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSOSTIGMINE; PLANT POISONING; PLANTS, TOXIC; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67651159369     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650903058906     Document Type: Article

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