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Cycas revoluta (sago cycad or palm) is a popular ornamental plant in the United States. All parts of the plant contain toxins such cycasin and beta-methylamino-l-alanine, the ingestion of which can be harmful to humans and animals. The objective of this study was to characterize C. Benzoate and phenylacetate improve prognosis in inherited urea cycle enzyme deficiencies by increasing waste nitrogen excretion as amino acid acylation products. We studied metabolic changes caused by these substances and their pharmacokinetics in a biochemically different urea cycle disorder,
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Polyhexamethyleneguanidine hydrochloride (PHMG) is an antimicrobial biocide of the guanidine family. In the period from August 2006 to May 2007, more than 12500 patients were admitted to hospital with a history of drinking illegal cheap "vodka" in 44 different regions in Russia, of whom
Liver enzyme elevation is a common reason for referral to a gastroenterologist. Drugs are one of the most common reasons for asymptomatic elevation of liver enzymes. We present here a case of granulomatous hepatitis (GH) secondary to long-term use of allopurinol. An 83-year-old male with a history
The study aimed to explore the clinical presentations, laboratory findings, treatments and prognosis of patients with Haff disease after eating crayfish.Sixteen patients with Haff disease after eating crayfish were admitted to the Emergency Department of OBJECTIVE
This study was undertaken to investigate the utility of an admission battery of findings and laboratory data in the discrimination of patients with severe preeclampsia with or without HELLP (hemolysis, elevated liver enzyme levels, and low platelet count) syndrome at high risk for
This study was undertaken to determine the prognosis value of laboratory and clinical findings in the progression of preeclampsia to eclampsia. Nausea and vomiting and glucose level > 105 mg/dL, serum creatinine level > 1.0 mg/dL, aspartate aminotransferase level > 35 IU/L, alanine aminotransferase
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The drug 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), otherwise known as "ecstasy," is a synthetic amphetamine that produces euphoria, increases sociability and energy, and is often used as a "weekend" recreational drug by young adults.
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A 23-year-old male (height, 184 cm; weight, 68
The pharmacokinetics and toxicity profile of stampidine (STAMP, DDE-113, HI-113, N-[p-(4-bromophenyl)-2',3'-didehydro-3'-deoxy-5'-thymidylyl]-L-alanine methyl ester, CAS 217178-62-6) were studied in beagle dogs and feline immunodeficiency virus-infected domestic cats. Therapeutic plasma
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Lacosamide is a novel antiepileptic drug that acts mainly via the selective enhancement of slow inactivation of voltage-gated sodium channels. It has been reported that lacosamide is effective and generally tolerable as an adjuvant treatment in patients with partial seizures. There are
An 18-year-old woman with a complex past medical history presented with 2 days of vomiting and lower abdominal pain. She had been admitted for the majority of the previous 5 months for recurrent pancreatitis and had undergone a cholecystectomy. Additional symptoms included nausea, anorexia,
Rhabdomyolysis is associated with infectious diseases in approximately 5% of cases and acute kidney injury occurs in 33-50% of cases. Gangrenous myositis is a deep seated infection of the subcutaneous and muscular tissues. We report the case of an 18 year-old man who was admitted to the emergency