Successful management of hypokalaemia related conduction disturbances in acute aluminium phosphide poisoning

D K Kochar; Shubhakaran; N Jain; B V Sharma; C B Meena

Successful management of hypokalaemia related conduction disturbances in acute aluminium phosphide poisoning

J Indian Med Assoc. 2000 Aug;98(8):461-2.

Authors

D K Kochar¹, Shubhakaran, N Jain, B V Sharma, C B Meena

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, SP Medical College, Bikaner.

PMID: 11294330

Abstract

A case of acute aluminium phosphide poisoning is described, who presented in shock secondary to electrolyte related cardiac rhythm disturbance and the judicious correction of the same could save his life without any consequence.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aluminum Compounds / poisoning*
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / complications
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / diagnosis
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / therapy*
Combined Modality Therapy
Electrocardiography
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Conduction System / physiopathology
Humans
Hypokalemia / complications
Hypokalemia / diagnosis
Hypokalemia / therapy*
Male
Phosphines / poisoning*
Poisoning / complications
Poisoning / diagnosis
Poisoning / therapy*
Suicide, Attempted
Water-Electrolyte Imbalance / complications
Water-Electrolyte Imbalance / diagnosis
Water-Electrolyte Imbalance / therapy*

Substances

Aluminum Compounds
Phosphines
aluminum phosphide