PLANT POISONING in Critical Care
林秉熙 醫師新光醫院
Key Points (1)
There are a large variety of plant poisons in nature with only few specific antidotes.Acute gastroenteritis is a feature of most plant poisonings. Organic brain syndromes are common.Supportive care and decontamination (gastro-intestinal tract and others) are the mainstays of treatment.
Key Points (2)
Identification of the plant is important for anticipating clinical events.In plant-related cardiac glycoside toxicity, antidigoxin Fab fra ...