Prazosin treatment in the management of scorpion envenomation

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 231-233

  Peker, Erdal ^a   Oktar, Suleyman ^b   Dogan, Murat ^a   Kaya, Ergun ^b   Duru, Mehmet ^b  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Mustafa Kemal School of Medicine   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Prazosin; Scorpion; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; ELECTROLYTE; IBUPROFEN; PRAZOSIN;

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ALPHA ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BURNING SENSATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LUNG EDEMA; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PAIN; PALLOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; SALIVATION; SCORPION; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SYMPATHETIC TONE; SYMPTOM; TACHYPNEA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADRENERGIC ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; ANTIDOTES; ARACHNIDISM; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PRAZOSIN; SCORPIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

SCORPIONES;

EID: 77749277111     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327109359639     Document Type: Article

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