Paraquat: The Poison Potion

Manifestation and Management of Paraquat Intoxiction. A deadly poison?

Paraquat is a bipyridilium herbicide, is a bright green corrosive liquid with pungent smell that needs to be diluted before agricultural use. Globally it is the second highest-selling weed killer used and is available in a 20% solution form.[1] Its herbicidal properties were discovered in 1950s and first marketed in 1962. Most cases of intoxication especially in third-world countries are due to...

Magic Potion : A Metalanguage for Incorporating

if your preferred environment requires only a few features from another paradigm, you must typically adopt the whole alien platform to take advantage of them. The alternative of using other languages and tools to implement the features in a way that avoids adding the whole platform is generally at least as difficult. But a more affordable solution is often possible. We used metaprogramming to i...

Predictive values of urine paraquat concentration, dose of poison, arterial blood lactate and APACHE II score in the prognosis of patients with acute paraquat poisoning

The present study investigated the predictive values of urine paraquat (PQ) concentration, dose of poison, arterial blood lactate and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II score in the prognosis of patients with acute PQ poisoning. A total of 194 patients with acute PQ poisoning, hospitalized between April 2012 and January 2014 at the First Affiliated Hospital of P.R. China...

Poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac.

Cardiogenic shock: have we really found the magic potion?

The aetiology of cardiogenic shock following an acute myocardial infarction is multi-factorial. It predominantly arises in the setting of a large myocardial infarction that results in diminished stroke volume and a cardiac output that does not meet ensuing demand. Patients with prior myocardial infarction and extensive coronary artery disease are especially vulnerable due to the inability of th...