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

Mercury Poisoning

Mercury when ingested has no effect in the body. The tiny droplets of mercury react with hydrochloric acid in the stomach to form chloride. Instead, when mercury comes into contact

Hyperventilation is when breathing is faster and deeper than usual as a result of emotional stress or anxiety. Symptoms of hyperventilation include fast and deep breathing, dizziness, chest pain, sweating,

Initial assessment and patient management: initial care

A physician grappling with a poisoning does not have a battery of antidotes available, and their use in medical practice is the exception. Compared with other medical emergencies, acute poisoning

Complications in bipolar disorder

From the clinical point of view, it should be mentioned that sometimes bipolar disorder may be accompanied by some pre-existing conditions that may aggravate an already quite serious condition, with more intense symptoms, for which the applied therapy may yield results of lesser effectiveness. But which ones are the most present?

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

Cyanide poisoning and derivatives

Cyanide ranks first as a pesticide, but it is not the only way through which you can poison yourself. Organic cyanides are highly toxic if ingested. These salts can also

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

Status of epileptic illness

When we speak of seizure sickness we refer to recurrent compulsive seizures without restoration of consciousness before the onset of a new seizure. In children, it is necessary to ensure

Heavy metals and metalloids: iron

Metallic iron does not give toxicity problems, although there are people with congenital defects in matabolism, for whom it behaves like a poison. Iron salts are pharmaceuticals for the treatment

Thyrotoxicosis

It is an acute metabolic decompensation, caused by hyperincretion of circulating thyroid hormones.

Symptoms include: hyperthermia, atrial fibrillation, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, psychomotor agitation, delirium, coma.

In case of hyperthermia, it is necessary to proceed with ice packs and taking paracetamol. If hyperthermia persists, perform gastric lavage with ice water and maintain breathing with oxygen therapy.

Source: Mediserve‘s Medical Emergencies in Pediatrics.

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MODI DI ESSERE	SALUTE E SOCIETÀ	SANITÀ E PAZIENTI	SESSUALITÀ	TERZA ETÀ
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ALIMENTAZIONE E NUTRIZIONE	NATURA SPORT LUOGHI
COLTIVARE LA SALUTE	MENOPAUSA
MAMMA IN FORMA	MEDICINA TRADIZIONALE CINESE
CARDIOCHIRURGIA	FARMACI E DISPOSITIVI MEDICI
GENITORIALITÀ	LA CULTURA DELLA SALUTE
LE UTILITIES DELLA SALUTE	MEDICINA GENERALE
MEDICINA NATURALE, TERMALE	MENTE E CERVELLO
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SALUTE E SOCIETÀ	SANITÀ E PAZIENTI
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