Clinical Pathology Alterations in Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Rats following Scorpion Envenomation

Cardiac arrest following scorpion envenomation.

Scorpion stings are a common occurrence in Saudi Arabia. The majority of cases present with local pain at the site of envenomation, and follow a benign clinical course. Severe systemic toxicity and mortality are uncommon. Reported deaths have been attributed to a primary effect of the venom on the cardiovascular system. Toxicity of envenomation varies between species and within the same species...

Evaluation of anaerobic threshold in non-pregnant and pregnant rats.

Several studies present different methodologies and results about intensity exercise, and many of them are performed in male rats. However, the impact of different type, intensity, frequency and duration of exercise on female rats needs more investigation. From the analysis of blood lactate concentration during lactate minimum test (LacMin) in the swimming exercise, the anaerobic threshold (AT)...

Vasodilators and hypertensive encephalopathy following scorpion envenomation in children.

Twenty-three children were admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit for scorpion envenomation with severe hypertension. The hypertension responded to analgesics and sedatives in 15 (65 percent) of the 23. The remaining eight children required specific antihypertensive therapy, and their condition promptly responded to intravenous hydralazine and sublingual nifedipine; rebound hypertension wa...

Clinical Manifestations of Compsobuthus persicus Scorpion Envenomation in Southern Iran

Background:Compsobuthus persicus scorpion is endemic to Iran and exists in Hormozgan, Bushehr and Fars provinces. The aim of this study was to assess the clinical manifestations of envenomation by C. persicus and the effect of its venom on the biochemical, hematological, and urinalysis parameters of the stung patients. Methods: In this analytical and retrospective study, all medical charts of ...

extremities malformation following scorpion sting in a pregnant women