Publications by authors named "G B Huntington"
Article Synopsis
- Plant-based poisoning cases are rare in emergency rooms but can happen when people mistakenly identify toxic plants as safe or use them for alternative medicine or psychoactive effects.
- Many of these toxins affect the heart by interacting with ion channels or specific receptors, leading to typical symptoms and ECG changes based on which targets are affected.
- The article introduces a new classification system for cardiotoxic plant poisons that aligns with the Vaughan Williams classification used for antiarrhythmic medications, aiming to improve diagnosis and memory recall in clinical settings.
Hypomagnesaemia may cause neurological symptoms as part of its presentation. This case demonstrates one such unusual example of a reversible cerebellar syndrome resulting from magnesium deficiency. An 81-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a history of chronic tremor and other cerebellar signs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe objective was to quantify the effects of age and ractopamine (RAC) on whole body oxygen consumption and Leu flux, and oxygen flux and metabolism of nitrogenous compounds by the portal-drained viscera (PDV), liver, and hindquarters (HQ) of steers. Multicatheterized steers were fed a high energy diet every 2 h in 12 equal portions. Five younger steers (body weight, [BW] = 223 ± 10.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report a case of fatal methaemoglobinaema resulting from sodium nitrite poisoning. A 28 year old woman arrested in the emergency department following collapse. During resuscitation a venous blood gas revealed a methaemoglobin percentage of 81%.
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