Informative.Awareness
1. Too rapid administration of drugs having a high volume of distribution results in a transiently toxic blood concentrations that may injure or overstimulate organs such as the heart to …
Read MoreDid you know that patients on long term use of digoxin could experience severe digoxin toxicity if they suffer severe fluid loss through intense vomiting and diarrhea? Such a toxicity …
Read MoreFor most patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder with psychotic features, typical and atypical antipsychotics (eg chlorpromazine, haloperidol) are of equal efficacy for treating positive symptoms (Feelings or behaviors that …
Read MoreOral glucose, unlike intravenous glucose, enhances secretion of endogenous insulin secretagogues which then amplify the glucose- induced insulin secretion. So, for the same amount of glucose, parenterally administered glucose is …
Read MoreAntiepileptics such as carbamazepine; Tricyclic antidepressants such as amitriptiline; and most antipsychotics cause blockade of voltage gated sodium channels in the heart associated with QT wave prolongation. The ECG changes …
Read MoreAlfa- glucosidase inhibitors such as Acarbose, Miglitol and Voglibose that act on the gastrointestinal tract to interfere with carbohydrate digestion are used as oral antidiabetics. An overdose from these drugs …
Read MoreElemental mercury is used by artisanal and small-scale miners in gold production in gold mines in Migori and other areas in western Kenya. The pattern of clinical intoxication from mercury …
Read MoreAlcohol is a small water soluble molecule that’s absorbed rapidly from the gastrointestinal tract but whose absorption is delayed by presence of food in the stomach. Because of its relative …
Read MoreThe majority of snakes are fearful of humans and would rather flee than confront people. However, if a snake feels threatened they will bite. You can prevent the majority of …
Read MoreShisha smoke, just as cigarette smoke contains toxic agents such as nicotine, carbon monoxide, heavy metals, tar and cancer-causing chemicals like benzene. Although some nicotine is absorbed by water in …
Read More