Pentobarbital Induced Hypokalemia: A Worrying Sequela

Ritodrine-Induced Hypokalemia

A 31-year-old woman presented with chest discomfort in the 22nd week of pregnancy. She had been treated with an intravenous infusion of ritodrine hydrochloride (0.25 mg/min) for preterm labor the prior day. On physical examination, the body temperature was 36.3°C, the blood pressure was 117/68 mmHg, the pulse was 96 beats/min, and the respiratory rate was 20 breaths/min. Electrocardiography (EC...

Tanacetum parthenium enhances pentobarbital-induced sleeping behaviors

Objective: Sleep disorders are among the most common psychiatric and medical conditions. In the present study, the hypnotic effect of Tanacetum parthenium was studied in mice.  Material and Methods: The hydro-alcoholic extract (HAE) of T. parthenium and three fractions of it, namely water fraction (WF), ethyl acetate fra...

Ondansetron-Induced Life Threatening Hypokalemia.

Ondansetron is widely used in general practice for nausea and vomiting due to any cause. We report a rare side effect, life-threatening hypokalaemia following intravenous Ondansetron injection. It may be judicious to restrict the use of Odansetron to patients with severe vomiting due to chemotherapy or in post-operative state. Life-threatening hypokalemia can occur without any warning and may b...

Molecular Basis of Hypokalemia-Induced Ventricular Fibrillation Running title: Pezhouman et al.; Hypokalemia-induced ventricular fibrillation

Symptomatic Herpes, a Sequela of Artificially Induced Fever

1. Symptomatic herpes occurred in 190 (46.2 per cent) of 411 patients treated with fever induced by physical methods. 2. Herpes recurred in only 7, or 5.3 per cent, of 131 patients given subsequent fever treatments, suggesting that some immunity develops with the first attack. 3. An acute encephalitis-like syndrome of short duration and without sequelae developed in a group of patients with sev...