Experiment 654607
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| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Thevetia peruviana (APOCYNACEAE) |
| Citation | EDDLESTON,M: ARIARATNAM,CA: SSJOSTROM,L: JAVALATH,S: RAJAKANTHAN,K: RAJAPAKSE,S: COLBERT,D: MEYER,WP: PERERA,G: ATTAPATTU,S: KULARATNE,SAM: SHERIFF,MR: WARRELL,DA:. (2000). ACUTE YELLOW OLEANDER (THEVETIA PERUVIANA) POISONING: CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS, ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCES, AND SERUM CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE CONCENTRATIONS ON PRESENTATION TO HOSPITAL.. 83(3) |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | MEDICAL RECORDS OF 351 PATIENTS WITH A HISTORY OF OLEANDER INGESTION WERE REVIEWED. ECG AND BLOOD SAMPLE ANALYSIS WERE TAKEN ON ADMISSION. THE PATIENTS HAD CONDUCTION DEFECTS AFFECTING THE SINUS OR AV NODES. RELATIVELY FEW HAD THE ATRIAL OR VENTRICULAR TACHYARRHYTHMIAS OR VENTRICULAR ECTOPIC BEATS WHICH ARE INDICATIVE OF DIGOXIN POISONING. SERIOUS YELLOW OLEANDER-INDUCED ARRHYTHMIAS WERE ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER SERUM CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE CONCENTRATIONS AND HYPERKALAEMIA, BUT NOT WITH DISTURBANCES OF MAGNESIUM. |
| Number | 1 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Extract | LEAVES |
| Gender | GIVEN TO BOTH SEXES |