[Method for determining concentration of dichlorvos in serum by gas chromatography].

Objective: To develop a method for determining the concentration of dichlorvos in serum by gas chromatography and to provide a basis for clinical diagnosis and monitoring of dichlorvos poisoning.

Methods: The serum (0.5 ml)collected from patients with dichlorvos poisoning was mixed with ethyl acetate (2.

[The impact of L-carnitine administration on the serum level of myocardium injury markers in patients with acute carbon monoxide poisoning].

Objective: To examine the serum level of myocardial injury markers in patients with carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, the correlation between these markers and the severity of the disease, and the therapeutic effects of L-carnitine administration.

Methods: 69 patients, chosen from 309 cases of acute carbon monoxide poisoning (ACOP) for abnormally high level of serum myocardial injury markers (myoglobin, Mb; MB isoenzyme of creatine kinase, CK-MB; cardiac troponin-I, cTnI) at the time of admission, were randomly divided into control group (n = 34) and observation group (n = 35). The patients in control group were given Xingnaojing (20 ml/d i.

[Cholinesterase activity is not parallel to symptoms in patients suffering from organophosphorous pesticide poisoning through skin or by gastrointestinal tract].

Objective: To sum up the experience of treating patients suffering from organophosphorous pesticide poisoning either through skin or through gastrointestinal tract.

Methods: The cholinesterase activity was less than 0.50 in all patients.