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| Module 3: Toxicology - Section 8: Pesticides |
| TOX 8.3: Clinical Presentation |
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| Module 3: Toxicology - Section 8: Pesticides |
| TOX 8.3: Clinical Presentation |
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| Acute Poisoning | Mild Poisoning | Dizziness. Headache, tiredness |
| Moderate bronchial spasm | ||
| Increased sweating, salivation and lacrimation | ||
| Nausea | ||
| Pinpoint pupils | ||
| Moderate: above symptoms, plus | Abrupt weakness | |
| Blurred vision | ||
| Profuse salivation, sweating | ||
| Significant bronchopspams, bhroncial hypersecretion | ||
| Muscle fasciculation, hypertonia, hand tremor | ||
| Gait disturbance | ||
| Urination, diarrhoea and vomiting | ||
| Chest pain | ||
| Severe: above plus | Abrupt tremor | |
| Convulsions | ||
| Acute psychiatric disturbances | ||
| Loss of consciousness | ||
| Cyanosis and respiratory failure | ||
| Coma | ||
| Chronic | Carcinogenic | |
| Neurotoxicity | ||
| Reproductive (testicular atrophy, abortion etc.) |
Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Health (DOH) - Modules 3: Occupational Medicine & Toxicology (Basic) by Profs Mohamed Jeebhay and Rodney Ehrlich, Health Sciences UCT is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 South Africa License. Major contributors: Mohamed Jeebhay, Rodney Ehrlich, Jonny Myers, Leslie London, Sophie Kisting, Rajen Naidoo, Saloshni Naidoo. Source available from here. For any updates to the material, or more permissions beyond the scope of this license, please email healthoer@uct.ac.za or visit www.healthedu.uct.ac.za.
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