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Principles of assessment and diagnosis of the poisoned patient
Assessment of the patient with acute poisoning includes history-taking, assessment of airway, breathing, circulation and consciousness level, physical examination to…
Epidemiology of poisoning
Accidental poisoning is most common in children, but deliberate self-harm becomes predominant in teenagers and early adulthood. The epidemiology of…
Methodological Issues on the Study of the Significance of Longitudinal Clinical Congestion Pattern in Chronic Heart Failure
We read with great interest the article in an issue of The American Journal of Medicine by Simonaviius et al.1…
Neanderthal Genes Hint at Much Earlier Human Migration From Africa
Modern humans may have left the continent as long 200,000 years ago, a new analysis suggests.
Neanderthal Genes Hint at Much Earlier Human Migration From Africa
Modern humans may have left the continent as long 200,000 years ago, a new analysis suggests.
Neanderthal Genes Hint at Much Earlier Human Migration From Africa
Modern humans may have left the continent as long 200,000 years ago, a new analysis suggests.
Neanderthal Genes Hint at Much Earlier Human Migration From Africa
Modern humans may have left the continent as long 200,000 years ago, a new analysis suggests.
Poisoning by venomous animals
Poisoning by venomous creatures is common. Most is benign, causing only minor irritation or pain, but rarely significant morbidity and…
Poisoning by toxic plants and fungi
Some species of plants and fungi can cause severe toxicity generally after the accidental or deliberate ingestion of plant or…