Diagnosis and management of the patient with contaminated illicit drug poisoning
The diagnosis and management of poisoning is essential in critical care medicine. Traditionally, these conditions fall under the category of toxidromes that are the signs and symptoms associated with a particular class of poisons. However, there has been a steady increase in designer drugs and conta...
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| description | The diagnosis and management of poisoning is essential in critical care medicine. Traditionally, these conditions fall under the category of toxidromes that are the signs and symptoms associated with a particular class of poisons. However, there has been a steady increase in designer drugs and contaminants of recreational drugs themselves. Examples of adulterants in cocaine include the local anesthetic benzocaine and the anti-parasitic levamisole. This paper presents the clinical signs, laboratory findings, and treatment of patients who have been exposed to these substances. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-53386079e9404e78a2564daee887f53e2023-10-12T16:55:31ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Anesthesiology2813-480X2023-10-01210.3389/fanes.2023.12345671234567Diagnosis and management of the patient with contaminated illicit drug poisoningRichard M. Pino0Patrick R. McGrew1Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, United StatesDepartment of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, United StatesThe diagnosis and management of poisoning is essential in critical care medicine. Traditionally, these conditions fall under the category of toxidromes that are the signs and symptoms associated with a particular class of poisons. However, there has been a steady increase in designer drugs and contaminants of recreational drugs themselves. Examples of adulterants in cocaine include the local anesthetic benzocaine and the anti-parasitic levamisole. This paper presents the clinical signs, laboratory findings, and treatment of patients who have been exposed to these substances.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fanes.2023.1234567/fulladulterantscocainetoxicitycathinonescannabisillicit drugs |
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| title | Diagnosis and management of the patient with contaminated illicit drug poisoning |
| title_full | Diagnosis and management of the patient with contaminated illicit drug poisoning |
| title_fullStr | Diagnosis and management of the patient with contaminated illicit drug poisoning |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diagnosis and management of the patient with contaminated illicit drug poisoning |
| title_short | Diagnosis and management of the patient with contaminated illicit drug poisoning |
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| topic | adulterants cocaine toxicity cathinones cannabis illicit drugs |
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