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Toxidrome

Toxidrome

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ISBN10: 6130899815
ISBN13: 9786130899813
Publisher: Vdm Verlag Dr Mller Ag & Co Kg
Pages: 80
Weight: 0.28
Height: 0.19 Width: 9.02 Depth: 6.00
Language: English
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! In medicine, a toxidrome (portmanteau of toxic and syndrome) is a syndrome caused by a dangerous level of toxins in the body. The term was coined in 1970 by Mofenson and Greensher. It is often the consequence of a drug overdose. Common symptoms include dizziness, disorientation, nausea, vomiting, and oscillopsia. A toxidrome may indicate a medical emergency requiring treatment at a poison control center. Aside from poisoning, a systemic infection may also lead to a toxidrome. Classic toxidromes are presented below, but they are often variableor obscured by the co-ingestion of multiple drugs.A summary of physical findings is provided below:

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