Hymenoptera venom allergy
Allergy
due to the components of the venom contained in the sting of hymenoptera can
cause extensive local reactions or systemic reactions. As for the
extensive local reactions edema appears
Emergencies
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Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy
Coagulopathy is related to
different clinical pictures, involving the activation of the process of
coagulation resulting in thrombus deposition in the microcircle and consumption of
coagulation factors and platelets.
Cardiorespiratory arrest in children
In
pediatric age often respiratory arrest precedes cardiac arrest. The causes
can be of different nature: respiratory, cardiological, neurological, from
shock, from drugs, metabolic imbalances, or environmental causes. The signs
What is diabetic ketoacidosis?
The
diabetic ketoacidosis can cause symptoms ranging from simple asthenia
to an obnubilation of consciousness to the point of coma. It is possible that the victim
also has abdominal pain,
Methods of poisoning: cardioactive glucosides
Overdose of these drugs is chronic and is almost always due to careless treatment. The reactions can be seen as an exaggerated expression of their pharmacological properties. Once toxic levels
Bronchial asthma in children
Asthma
bronchial is due to mucosal edema and stagnation of sputum. To evaluate
the severity of asthma it is necessary to reconstruct the patient’s life through
previous hospitalizations, feeding and
Paracetamol: what to do?
In some countries, paracetamol is sold in quantities
greater than aspirin. Most people, they do not know the
differences between the two substances. For this reason, poisoning by
paracetamol in
Coma: what to do?
The
Coma is the morbid condition characterized by loss of consciousness with reduced
o absent responsiveness to sensory stimuli and preservation of function
vegetative. Four levels of coma are distinguished:
Main types of poisoning: salicylates
The most common type of poisoning is from aspirin, a drug that contains acetylsalicylic acid. Aspirin tablets are very popular among adults intent on poisoning. In the body, salicylates exert
Main types of poisoning: quinine, quinidine
The two compounds differ only in their optical isomerism, but toward living systems quinidine is more toxic. Quinine overdose is less common than before, as it is mainly used for
Tranquilizers as a method of poisoning
Drugs of this type are divided into 2 groups
major: minor tranquilizers and major tranquilizers. Tranquil minors These drugs are certainly less dangerous than the
barbiturates, whose place they took.
Chlorine-organic insecticides
Chlor-organic insecticides include aldrin, dieldrin, endrin, dicophane and lindane. Because they are substances that resist chemical degradation, they can persist in the environment, and as a result, it is mandatory
Main types of poisoning: alcohol.
In the case of ethanol poisoning, the central effect is.
strictly dose-dependent, with progression of brain structures more
specialized. Methanol, on the other hand, exerts less depression on the system
Main types of poisoning: ethylene glycol
Ethylene glycol can be considered an alcohol
polyhydroxylated. It appears to be low in toxicity but with the intake of other
medication could cause death. A dose of 100 ml
Carbamate insecticides: what are they?
Carbamate insecticides are being used more and more
often as commercial pesticides. The pharmacological action is similar to that of the
organophosphorus compounds, with the difference that binding to cholinesterases
Main types of poisoning: opiates
Opiates are considered opium, morphine, pethidine, diamorphine, methadone, pentazocine, and dextropropoxyphene. These are able to sedate pain and result in drug dependence. Their production and sale are under strict control
Poisonings: dinitro-compounds
These
compounds are used in orchards as a “winter wash” and as a
herbicides in summer. From a toxicological point of view, their action
biochemistry is common to all compounds.
Drowning: what is the treatment to take?
When we talk about drowning we are talking about a diagnosis of death, so it would be more correct to talk about “semi-drowning,” by which we denote the condition of
Poisoning by anticoaugulants
Anticoagulants are based on warfarin and related substances. The material found commercially is ready to be diluted, so that the content of baits prepared to keep rodent populations down is
Types of poisoning: chlorates
Sodium and potassium chlorates are still used today to clean the soil of all vegetation. These substances in their dry state are strong oxidizing agents and present a high risk
Types of poisoning: fluoroacetates
Fluoroacetates are powerful poisons and their use is limited to special conditions, such as aboard ships or in sewers. Fluroacetates block the tricarboxylic acid cycle of carbohydrate metabolism. Their toxic
Suction of a foreign body
This is an event
Very common in pediatric age. It is manifested by coughing and reduced
vesicular murmur. The medical history is usually indicative, along with the picture that
can
Types of poisoning: chloralose
Chloralose is a derivative of chloral hydrate. The portion of the latter that is released into the body is rapidly metabolized to trichloroethyl alcohol. This substance is a central nervous
What to do in case of lead poisoning?
Lead abounds in nature as it is distributed over the earth by reaching the environment for extraction from natural deposits. Lead enters metabolism and interferes with normal heme synthesis. It
