Clinical Toxicology
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Official journal of @AACTInfo, @PoisonCenters and @EAPCCT
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We are accepting applications for the position of Reviews Editor. The application deadline is February 15th. Details:
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Clinical Toxicology is now accepting applications for the position of Reviews Editor. The application deadline is February 15th. Details here:
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In this prospective study in the United Kingdom, self-report had high concordance with the likelihood that a substance was (or was not) recently used. However, some drugs were present even when not reported.
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Carbon monoxide poisoning associated with an increased risk of epilepsy and status epilepticus
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In this retrospective analysis, the paracetamol psi parameter multiplication product addition was a more effective diagnostic tool than the psi parameter or the paracetamol concentration aminotransferase activity multiplication product
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When used in children, the VipGrade tool for grading Vipera spp. envenomation overgraded a substantial number of cases, suggesting a role for a pediatric-specific version of VipGrade tool to avoid unnecessary antivenom use.
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Consumption of commercially purchased morel mushrooms leading to rapid onset of severe gastrointestinal symptoms with life-threatening complications is a rare but reported event that is associated with a high fatality rate
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If a patient develops an opioid toxidrome without a clear cause, a fentanyl patch (even in an unusual location, such in the mouth and under dentures) can be the culprit
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In this letter to the editor, the authors discuss that dipentylone and pentylone are in circulation in the drug markets in New South Wales
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A 15-year-old female ingested diquat and presented with kidney and liver damage. Susceptibility-weighted imaging demonstrated multiple punctate low signals, suggesting microhemorrhages.
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A 38-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with shock. She was treated with an infusion of methylthioninium chloride for refractory shock. The methylthioninium chloride extravasated and led to blue staining of the left upper arm.
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In this retrospective review, a paracetamol concentration between 2 – 4 hours post ingestion in children (<6 years of age) with unintentional poisoning of paracetamol liquid can facilitate discharge
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In this retrospective review of over thirty thousand cases where a child was exposed to a single opioid, there was a 300% absolute increase in deaths and major effects between 2016 and 2023 @PoisonCenters
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A study of Arizona snakebites (2017–2021) found the following: 60% of bites occurred near homes, a median of 14 antivenom vials were administered per patient, and 43% were bitten on a lower extremity. @PoisonCenters
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A study of rattlesnake envenomation in Arizona found that recovery from hypofibrinogenemia after treatment with F(ab’)2 antivenom had a median recovery period of 19.2 hours and a median recovery rate of fibrinogen of 62 mg/L/h. @PoisonCenters
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A machine learning approach identified a 7-fold increase in the estimated number of suspected counterfeit exposures from 2009 to 2021.
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In this retrospective review of 41 patients who ingested methyl salicylate, time to peak salicylate concentration had a median time of 5.6 hours
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A retrospective review of mushroom mass poisoning cases in China revealed 15 cases of poisoning with amatoxin-containing mushroom Galerina cf. sulciceps, causing GI symptoms, liver damage, and thrombocytopenia. All patients recovered.
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Two monozygotic twin sisters experienced recurrent ethylene glycol poisoning starting at age 35. Investigations explored the possibility of endogenous ethylene glycol production. The cause remains unclear.
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