Human health hazards of veterinary medications: Information for emergency departments

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 198-207

  Lust, Elaine Blythe ^a   Barthold, Claudia ^b   Malesker, Mark A ^c,d   Wichman, Tammy O ^d  

^a Professional Veterinary Products Ltd   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^d CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

carfentanil, clenbuterol (Ventipulmin); cloprostenol (Estromate EstroPlan); dinoprost (Lutalyse Prostamate); emergency department; Human health hazards; ketamine; One Medicine; testosterone estradiol (Component E H and Synovex H); tilmicosin (Micotil); Veterinary Medications

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADRENALIN; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CARFENTANIL; CLENBUTEROL; CLOPROSTENOL; COMPONENT E H; DIAZEPAM; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; ESMOLOL; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE PLUS TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE; ESTROMATE; ESTROPLAN; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; IN SYNCH; KETAMINE; KETATHESIA; KETAVED; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; NALTREXONE; NORADRENALIN; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA TROMETAMOL; PROSTAMATE; SALBUTAMOL; SYNOVEX H; TILMICOSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VETERINARY DRUG; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTRADIOL; FENTANYL; TESTOSTERONE; TYLOSIN;

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSPASM; CARDIOTOXICITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DELIRIUM; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DYSTONIA; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOMETRIOSIS; HEALTH HAZARD; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERLACTATEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOMAGNESEMIA; HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INFECTION; LUNG EDEMA; MORTALITY; NAUSEA; NERVOUSNESS; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYOMETRA; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SUDDEN DEATH; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN; TREMOR; VERTIGO; VOMITING; ANIMAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE;

ANIMALS; CLOPROSTENOL; DINOPROST; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ESTRADIOL; FENTANYL; HUMANS; KETAMINE; TESTOSTERONE; TYLOSIN; VETERINARY DRUGS;

EID: 79751525518     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2009.09.026     Document Type: Article

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