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Poisoning

Diagnostic dilemmas

Raw salmon or red herring: ascending paralysis with suspected seafood poisoning

Naren Gunja, Robert P Dowsett and Karl Ng

Med J Aust 2007; 187 (8): 468-469

Public health

Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor cluster in Sydney linked to imported whitebait

Bradley Forssman, Trish Mannes, Jennie Musto, Thomas Gottlieb, Graham Robertson, Jonathan D Natoli, Craig Shadbolt, Brian Biffin and Leena Gupta

Med J Aust 2007; 187 (6): 345-347 Free

Clinical update

Serotonin toxicity: a practical approach to diagnosis and treatment

Geoffrey K Isbister, Nicholas A Buckley and Ian M Whyte

Med J Aust 2007; 187 (6): 361-365 Free

Notable cases

Paralysis caused by “nagging”

Michaela Cartner, Michael Sinnott and Peter Silburn

Med J Aust 2007; 187 (6): 366-367 Free

Research

Amphetamine-related presentations to an inner-city tertiary emergency department: a prospective evaluation

Suzanne D Gray, Daniel M Fatovich, David L McCoubrie and Frank F Daly

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (7): 336-339 Free

Letters

Methaemoglobinaemia — out of the wash comes a blue baby*

Ivan Cher

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (11): 645

Christmas offerings

XmasTM (brand substitution not permitted)

Jonathan Bromley and Nicholas A Buckley

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (11): 687 Free

Notable cases

Accidental death from acute selenium poisoning

Katharine A See, Peter S Lavercombe, Jasmine Dillon and Riesa Ginsberg

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (7): 388-389 Free

Notable cases

Amisulpride deliberate self-poisoning causing severe cardiac toxicity including QT prolongation and torsades de pointes

Geoffrey K Isbister, Lindsay Murray, Sally John, L Peter Hackett, Tedo Haider, Phebe O'Mullane, Sophie Gosselin and Frank Daly

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (7): 354-356 Free

Notable cases

Succimer therapy for congenital lead poisoning from maternal petrol sniffing

Suzanna T Powell, Srinivas Bolisetty and Gavin R Wheaton

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (2): 84-85 Free

Letters

Which medicines do young children access from blister packs?

Elizabeth A Hender and Corrine R Balit

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (11): 594

Bites and stings

Antivenom, anecdotes and evidence

Geoffrey K Isbister

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (11): 685-686

Bites and stings

Antivenom dosing in 35 patients with severe brown snake (Pseudonaja) envenoming in Western Australia over 10 years

Justin M Yeung, Frank F S Daly, Mark Little, Lindsay M Murray and George A Jelinek

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (11): 703-705 Free

Letters

Algal toxins or copper poisoning — revisiting the Palm Island “epidemic”

Paul Prociv

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (6): 344

Letters

Parallel infusion of hydrocortisone ± chlorpheniramine bolus injection to prevent acute adverse reactions to antivenom for snakebites

Indika B Gawarammana

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (8): 428-429

Letters

Parallel infusion of hydrocortisone ± chlorpheniramine bolus injection to prevent acute adverse reactions to antivenom for snakebites

Val J Gebski

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (8): 428-429

Corrections

Parallel infusion of hydrocortisone ± chlorpheniramine bolus injection to prevent acute adverse reactions to antivenom for snakebites

S Abeysingha M Kularatne and Indika B Gawarammana

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (8): 428

Letters

Parallel infusion of hydrocortisone ± chlorpheniramine bolus injection to prevent acute adverse reactions to antivenom for snakebites

Simon G A Brown

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (8): 428-429

Letters

Inappropriate use of food quality standards for seafood-derived complementary medicines

Lyndon E Llewellyn, Cedric E Robillot and Andrew P Negri

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (5): 250-251

Editorials

Antivenom efficacy, safety and availability: measuring smoke

Allen C Cheng and Ken D Winkel

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (1): 5-6

Research

Parallel infusion of hydrocortisone ± chlorpheniramine bolus injection to prevent acute adverse reactions to antivenom for snakebites

Indika Bandara Gawarammana, S Abeysingha M Kularatne, Ranjith P V Kumarasiri, Nimal Senanayake, Wasantha P Dissanayake and H Ariyasena

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (1): 20-23 Free

Letters

The effect of recalling paracetamol on hospital admissions for poisoning

Elizabeth A Hender and Jeremy Raftos

Med J Aust 2003; 179 (4): 221-223

Letters

The effect of recalling paracetamol on hospital admissions for poisoning

Stephen R Kisely, David Lawrence and Neil J Preston

Med J Aust 2003; 179 (4): 221-223

Editorials

Debunking spider bite myths

Julian White

Med J Aust 2003; 179 (4): 180-181

Letters

The effect of recalling paracetamol on hospital admissions for poisoning

Corrine R Balit, Geoffrey K Isbister, Andrew H Dawson, Frank F Daly and Ian M Whyte

Med J Aust 2003; 179 (4): 221-223