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Human medicine poisonings |
Clinical Signs: NSAIDS -Severe GI ulceration and acute renal failure Anti-depressents, amphetamines, and sleep aids - sedation, agitation, tachycardia, hypertension, tremors, seizures, hyperthermia Amphetamines - hepatotoxicity, methoglobinemia Treatment: each has a different mechanism of action and toxic range. Call Pet Poison Help Line to identify appropriate treatment. Be aggressive with treatment and care. |
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Rodentocide poisonings |
Clinical Signs: bromethalin - ataxia, decreased mentation, seizures, tremors phosphide: GI, neurologic, and pulmonary signs cholecalciferols: (most deadly) severe hypercalcemia with mineralization of kidneys and soft tissues, renal failure Treatment: often mistreated with vitamin K1 therapy (should be used for warfarin) |
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Methylxanthine poisonings (chocolate, tea, coffee products) |
Clinical Signs: variable with dose. With a large dose, vomiting, diarrhea, agitation, tachycardia, tachypnea, tremors, and seizures Treatment: determine dose and therepeutics |
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Plant poisonings |
majority have GI signs |
