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Cahit Karakelleoglu - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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clinical outcomes in children with hyoscyamus niger intoxication not receiving physostigmine therapy
European Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2007Co-Authors: Hakan Doneray, Zerrin Orbak, Cahit KarakelleogluAbstract:OBJECTIVE: Diagnosis of hyoscyamus niger intoxication is based on clinical symptomatology and history. Therapy includes Stomach Lavage, supportive therapy, and physostigmine as a specific antidote. Physostigmine is not available in Turkey. This retrospective study investigated the clinical outcomes in children with hyoscyamus niger intoxication who did not receive physostigmine therapy. METHODS: Twenty-three children whose history and medical records indicated hyoscyamus niger intoxication were included the study. RESULTS: None of the cases had any abnormal laboratory findings. All the patients were performed gastric Lavage and provided with supportive therapy. None of the children had any complications, and none required mechanical ventilation or died. All the patients were discharged in good health within 48 h. CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that hyoscyamus niger intoxication in children is self-terminating and responds to supportive therapy and that routine use of physostigmine is unnecessary in every case with hyoscyamus niger intoxication.
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clinical outcomes in children with hyoscyamus niger intoxication not receiving physostigmine therapy
European Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2007Co-Authors: Hakan Doneray, Zerrin Orbak, Cahit KarakelleogluAbstract:OBJECTIVE: Diagnosis of hyoscyamus niger intoxication is based on clinical symptomatology and history. Therapy includes Stomach Lavage, supportive therapy, and physostigmine as a specific antidote. Physostigmine is not available in Turkey. This retrospective study investigated the clinical outcomes in children with hyoscyamus niger intoxication who did not receive physostigmine therapy. METHODS: Twenty-three children whose history and medical records indicated hyoscyamus niger intoxication were included the study. RESULTS: None of the cases had any abnormal laboratory findings. All the patients were performed gastric Lavage and provided with supportive therapy. None of the children had any complications, and none required mechanical ventilation or died. All the patients were discharged in good health within 48 h. CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that hyoscyamus niger intoxication in children is self-terminating and responds to supportive therapy and that routine use of physostigmine is unnecessary in every case with hyoscyamus niger intoxication. Language: en
Nancy N Fitzsimmons - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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comparative dietary ecology of turtles chelodina burrungandjii and emydura victoriae across the kimberley plateau western australia prior to the arrival of cane toads
Marine and Freshwater Research, 2016Co-Authors: Phillipa Featherston, Nancy N Fitzsimmons, Anton D. TuckerAbstract:Food webs in north-western Australian rivers exist in dynamic environments and will be influenced by land use practices, invasion of toxic cane toads (Rhinella marina) and the effects of climate change on river flows. Baseline studies are needed to understand aquatic food webs before these impacts. In the present study, we investigated the diets of two turtles (Emydura victoriae and Chelodina burrungandjii) in four upland rivers across a gradient of rainfall and land uses in the Kimberley Plateau of Western Australia. We captured turtles by snorkelling and recovered their prey by Stomach Lavage. We enumerated 2720 prey items from 390 E. victoriae samples and 308 prey items from 155 C. burrungandjii samples. Prey compositions distinguished E. victoriae as an omnivorous generalist relying on a diversity of animal and plant prey and C. burrungandjii as a piscivorous specialist, but with both species as likely predators of toxic cane toad eggs or tadpoles. Comparisons among the rivers showed variation in diets for both species that reflect differences in prey availability and location-specific food webs. Terrestrially based food sources were observed in 26% of E. victoriae samples and 3% of C. burrungandjii samples, which indicates the importance of the aquatic–terrestrial interface and land use practices within these rivers.
Michael R Cranfield - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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diagnosis of subclinical cryptosporidiosis in captive snakes based on Stomach Lavage and cloacal sampling
Veterinary Parasitology, 1996Co-Authors: Thaddeus K Graczyk, R Owens, Michael R CranfieldAbstract:Abstract The applicability of Stomach Lavage and cloacal swab techniques for diagnosis of subclinical cryptosporidiosis were tested in eight captive snakes subclinically infected with Cryptosporidium serpentis. Two feeding regimes were employed. The snakes were first fed 7 days prior to Stomach and cloaca sampling, and then 3 days prior to sampling, and the oocysts were detected by fluorescein labeled monoclonal antibody (mAb) and by acid-fast stained (AFS) direct wet smear (DWS). The overall sensitivity of AFS DWS was 95% for Stomach samples and 57% for cloacal samples, with false-negativity of 5% and 43%, respectively. A significant relationship (P
Balazs, George H. - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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A Comparison of Immature Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) Diets among Seven Sites in the Main Hawaiian Islands.
Honolulu University of Hawaii Press, 2008Co-Authors: Arthur, Karen E., Balazs, George H.Abstract:v. ill. 23 cm.QuarterlyUnderstanding resource acquisition and feeding ecology of threatened species is integral to their conservation because diet is intimately linked with growth rate and reproductive output. We examined diets of immature green sea turtles, Chelonia mydas (L.), from seven sites on the islands of Hawai‘i, O‘ahu, Moloka‘i, and La¯na‘i in January and August 2003. Diet analysis was based on 191 samples collected from 181 live green turtles by Stomach Lavage. These samples were identified and quantified using dissection microscopy and the principles of microstereology. Diet of green turtles in the Main Hawaiian Islands was dominated by red algae, and diet items most commonly encountered were Acanthophora spicifera (an introduced species), Hypnea sp., Pterocladiella sp., and Cladophora sp. Sea grasses (Halophila hawaiiana and H. decipiens) were an important component of diet in turtles from Ka¯ne‘ohe Bay. Content of green turtle diets differed among foraging grounds, and these differences may provide an insight into previously documented differences in turtle growth rates among sites. Green turtles, Chel
George H. Balazs - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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a comparison of immature green turtles chelonia mydas diets among seven sites in the main hawaiian islands
Pacific Science, 2008Co-Authors: Karen E Arthur, George H. BalazsAbstract:Understanding resource acquisition and feeding ecology of threatened species is integral to their conservation because diet is intimately linked with growth rate and reproductive output. We examined diets of immature green sea turtles, Chelonia mydas (L.), from seven sites on the islands of Hawai‘i, O‘ahu, Moloka‘i, and Lāna‘i in January and August 2003. Diet analysis was based on 191 samples collected from 181 live green turtles by Stomach Lavage. These samples were identified and quantified using dissection microscopy and the principles of microstereology. Diet of green turtles in the Main Hawaiian Islands was dominated by red algae, and diet items most commonly encountered were Acanthophora spicifera (an introduced species), Hypnea sp., Pterocladiella sp., and Cladophora sp. Sea grasses (Halophila hawaiiana and H. decipiens) were an important component of diet in turtles from Kāne‘ohe Bay. Content of green turtle diets differed among foraging grounds, and these differences may provide an insight into previously documented differences in turtle growth rates among sites.