Pulmonary edema following scorpion envenomation: Mechanisms, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 86-91

  Bahloul, Mabrouk ^a   Chaari, Anis ^a   Dammak, Hassen ^a   Samet, Mohamed ^a   Chtara, Kamilia ^a   Chelly, Hedi ^a   Ben Hamida, Chokri ^a   Kallel, Hatem ^a   Bouaziz, Mounir ^a  

^a HABIB BOURGUIBA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Dobutamine; Echocardiography; Prazosin; Pulmonary edema; Scorpion envenomation

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; CATECHOLAMINE; DOBUTAMINE; MIDAZOLAM; PLACEBO; PLASMA PROTEIN; PRAZOSIN; SCORPION VENOM; SCORPION VENOM ANTISERUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; AGITATION; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE; ENVENOMATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG WEDGE PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; SWEATING; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; TACHYPNEA; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; AGE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PULMONARY ARTERY OCCLUSION PRESSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCORPION STING;

ANTIVENINS; HUMANS; PULMONARY EDEMA; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SCORPION VENOMS;

EID: 84870656749     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.10.013     Document Type: Review

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