Treatment rationale for dogs poisoned with aldicarb (carbamate pesticide)

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 232-238

  Arnot, L F ^a,b   Veale, D J H ^c   Steyl, J C A ^b   Myburgh, J G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aldicarb; Carbamate; Malicious poisoning; Supportive treatment; Temik

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ACTIVATED CARBON; ALDICARB; APOMORPHINE; ATROPINE; DIAZEPAM; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; LACTULOSE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; OBIDOXIME; PRALIDOXIME;

ACUTE NECROHEMORRHAGIC INTERSTITIAL PANCREATITIS; ADSORPTION; ALDICARB INTOXICATION; ALDICARB POISONING; BRADYCARDIA; BRONCHOSPASM; COMA; CONSTIPATION; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DIARRHEA; DOG DISEASE; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; FASCICULATION; FLUID THERAPY; HEMORRHAGIC PANCREATITIS; HUMAN; HYPERSALIVATION; HYPERTENSION; HYPOVOLEMIA; INTERMEDIATE SYNDROME; INTOXICATION; LACRIMATION; LD 50; MICTURITION; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYDRIASIS; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INDUCED DELAYED POLYNEUROPATHY; PARALYSIS; POLYNEUROPATHY; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SOUTH AFRICA; TACHYCARDIA; TREMOR; VETERINARY MEDICINE; VOMITING;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 84857567968     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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