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…
Tag: Toxicology
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.
Aussies have high use of new ‘party drugs’: study
Little information on toxicity of psychoactive substances like mephedrone, says SA researcher.
Docs warn over Roald Dahl’s fictional medicine: Nannas beware
Researchers say the concoction in Dahl’s book, George’s Marvellous Medicine, is lethal and shouldn’t be used on real grannies.
When nitrous oxide use is no laughing matter
A university student's recreational misuse of N2O is behind her neurological dysfunction.
How doctors can be more dangerous than Russian spies
After listening to my most recent podcast on toxicology, an anaesthetist friend reflected that his job essentially involves poisoning people with potent toxins. He could…
Is this a scratch or a venomous snakebite?
There are no puncture marks to be seen after a patient's close encounter with a snake.
