Clinico-epidemiological characteristics of patients presenting with organophosphorus poisoning

Organophosphorus poisoning presenting as diabetic ketoacidosis.

74 VOLUME 48__JANUARY 17, 2011 A 12 year old male was brought to us with history of fatiguability, vomiting and loose stools for 6 hours. There was no history of fever, convulsion, and altered sensorium. The vitals were stable except some dehydration. Investigations revealed hemoglobin 10.8g/dL, TLC 16.6×103/mL, platelet 360×103/mL, blood sugar 299g/dL, blood urea 28g/ dL, S creatinine 0.9g/dL,...

Clinico-Epidemiological study of poisoning in a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh

 Objective: The scale of the problem of poisoning is enormous hence clinico epidemiological spectrum of all poisoning cases need to explore to generate the management tool. Methods: This prospective study was done at two medicine units (Unit 5 and 10) of Dhaka Medical College Hospital from July to December 2010 where all poisoning cases were seen. A tot...

Clinico-Epidemiological Analysis of HIV/AIDS Patients.

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine clinico-epidemiological properties of HIV/AIDS patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS For this purpose, 115 HIV/AIDS patients monitored in our clinic between January 1, 1998, and December 31, 2013, were retrospectively evaluated. RESULTS For the 115 patients with a diagnosis of HIV/AIDS that we monitored, the mean age at the time of presentation was 3...

Psychological distress among patients with organophosphorus or paraquat poisoning

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A Clinico-Epidemiological Study on Poisoning among Commuter: Is There any Substance Abuse?