The Mg content of axons freshly dissected from living specimens of the tropical squid Doryteuthis plei was determined by atomic absorption spectroscopy to be 4.2 +/- 0.2 mmol/kg axoplasm. The axon's ability to maintain this physiological content of total intracellular Mg([Mg]i) was studied. Mgi was shown to be a linear function of Mgo when Mgo of incubating fluid was varied between 0 and 250 mM...

BACKGROUND Prognostic value of cortisol and thyroid function tests (TFTs) has previously been evaluated in medical ICUs. We aimed to evaluate prognostic efficacy of cortisol and TFTs in critically ill poisoned patients admitted to toxicology intensive care unit (ICU). METHODS In a prospective study of consecutively enrolled subjects admitted to the toxicology ICU, lab analyses included TFTs (...

an appreciation by a Metropolitan Magistrate a commentary by a doctor and a foreword by an industrialist. It is lucid and challenging, and sets out to inspire mothers with the glory of their calling ("the proper environment for children is where father is second-in-command to mother"). The trouble is, will the mothers who are not already converted to these ideas read it, and if they do, will th...

BACKGROUND Thousands of paraquat (PQ)-poisoned patients continue to die, particularly in developing countries. Although animal studies indicate that hemoperfusion (HP) within 2-4 h after intoxication effectively reduces mortality, the effect of early HP in humans remains unknown. METHODS We analyzed the records of all PQ-poisoned patients admitted to 2 hospitals between 2000 and 2009. Patient...

AIM Tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) overdose is generally associated with central nervous system (CNS) and cardiovascular toxicity manifested by seizure, electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities and arrhythmia. The objective of this study was to determine whether TCA toxicity would be reduced in patient where benzodiazepine (BDZ) was co-ingested with TCA. DESIGN Patients who were diagnosed to ...

INTRODUCTION Antiepileptic drugs, which are also called anticonvulsants, are used in the therapy and prophylaxis of epileptic seizures. The purpose of this paper was to investigate the relevant epidemiological data and to determine which of these drugs was the most frequent cause of intoxication. Another purpose of this study was to determine the neurological, cardiac, and biochemical problems ...

This retrospective observational case series study was conducted to describe the clinical feature of acute type II pyrethroid poisoning, and to investigate whether hyperglycemia at presentation can predict the outcome in patients with type II pyrethroid poisoning. This study included 104 type II pyrethroid poisoned patients. The complication rate and mortality rate was 26.9% and 2.9% in type II...

2 residues of trytophan per molecule of the protein, whereas all albumins in the poisoned monkeys, whether of normal size or low-molecular weight, contained less tryptophan, this amino acid being absent entirely in the minialbumins of both serum and urine. Serum albumin of the usual molecular weight (66,ooo) in the cadmium-poisoned monkeys contained approximately 30% less tryptophan than its no...

The aim of the present study was to investigate the hepatotoxic effects of accidental intravenous diethylene glycol (DEG) poisoning in patients with liver disease. Clinical manifestations were recorded and liver function tests were carried out for 64 patients with liver disease who had been accidentally treated intravenously with DEG. Comparisons were made between the poisoned and non-poisoned ...