Bradycardia

- Pulse rate < 60 / min

Causes:

Physiologicas : Atheletes, Sleep
Pathological – Severe Hypoxia, Hypothermia, Sick sinus Syndrome, Myxemdema, Obstructive Jaundice, Acute inferior wall infarction, Raised ICT, Raised IOP, II^o and III^o Heart blocks, Drugs (Beta Blockers, Verapamil, Diltiazen, Digoxin)

Treatment is to treat the cause.

Beri Beri

Occurs due to deficiency of vitamin B₁(Thiamine)

Dry Beri Beri – Peripheral Nerves
Wet Beri Beri – Heart
Wernicke Korsakopy Syndrome – CNS

Dry Beri Beri: The earliest changes are a symmetric non specific polyneuropahty involving motor,sensory and reflex arcs beginning particularly in nerves of fact and lower lets.

Wet Beri Beri:

High out put CCF occurs
Causes edema due to lack of thiamine, glucose is completely metabolized to lactic & pyuretic acid – causes peripheral vasodilatation and transudation of fluids through capillaries
Resulting anemia can also cause edema.

Wernicke – Korsakoff Psychosis: ?Maxillary bodies are mainly affected Hallucination and confbulation are common

Shosin Beri Beri: Acutely fulminant form of heart failure.

Mercury poisoning:

Poisonous Compounds : HgCl₂ (Corrosive lublinate) : Mercuric Oxide, Mercuric Iodide, Mercuric Cyanide, Mercuric Cyanide ( Vermilan)
Fatal dose : 1 – 4 g
Fatal Period : 3 – 5 days
Symptoms :

?I phase : Acrid metallic taste with burning sensation in mouth and mucouse membranes. Hematemesis and Hemetezia are present; Circulatory collapse occurs; Inhalation – Nervous symptoms.
II Phase: If he survives occurs in 1 – 3 dyas. Glossitis and ulcerative gingitis with severe infarction and loosening of teeth and necrosis of jaw occur. Renal tubule necrosis causes albuminuria, Cylinduria, Uremia and acidosis. Membranous colitis, develops – dysentery.

Treatment : Gastric lavage with 5% Sodium formaldehyde sulphoxylate, Egg whites, Mild or Charcoal – Precipitose mercury, BAL 3-5 mg / Kg i.m every 4 hrs for 2 days, HD if there is kidney damage.

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Clinical features

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Treatment

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BITE AND STINGS

Humans can afflicated by bites and stings of various animals

Scorpion sting – cause toxic myocarditis, toxic cardiomyopathy in adults. It causes ARDS, hypotension in children
Snake Bites

Cobra – neurotoxic – It causes muscle paralysis, and the cause of death is due to respiratory paralysis
Viper-Viper venom is vasculotoxic. It causes hemolysis and DIC. It can lead to acute renal failure due to hemolysis. It affects the clotting system leading to consumption coagulopathy
Sea snake – The venom of sea snake is myotoxic

Bee – The venom contain formic acid