GP alert after patient has lead poisoning from erectile dysfunction remedy
GPs are being urged to ask patients if they use complementary medicines purchased online after a man experienced lead poisoning from taking an Ayurvedic remedy for…
Tag: Toxicology
More than just low mood and appetite
Anne, an 85-year-old nursing home resident, is reviewed by her GP, at the request of nursing home staff. She has had anorexia and low mood…
Could a love for leaded petrol have shifted Americans’ IQ down a gear?
Researchers discover the legacy of lead exposure still lingers, affecting the cognitive ability of a nation.
Medical Must-See: Fire-eater accidentally inhales during performance
He spent 40 days in hospital with the eponymous condition.
Medical Must-See: IV drug user goes to unusual lengths to inject cocaine
Damaged veins can lead to some atypical injection sites...
Real Case: How a simple supplement led to severe toxicity
My patient had a sore mouth, but I couldn’t really see anything in particular that could be causing it. We tried a course of antifungal drops, then lozenges, on…
What are the next steps in this paediatric poisoning?
A child accidentally overdoses on her mother’s beta blockers and arrests in ED.
Toddler left in coma after eating marijuana ‘edibles’: case
US doctors report on a two-year-old who developed TCH poisoning and needed to be intubated after finding her dad's stash.
A GP guide to wild mushroom poisoning
Although rare in Australia, poisonous mushroom ingestion can be fatal, so it is worth knowing when to suspect and how to approach these unusual cas…
Boy develops mercury poisoning after cuddling his mum: case
He was exposed when he cuddled his mum, who had unwittingly used mercury-laden skin cream, German doctors repor.
