Неотложная медицинская помощь (Jan 2022)
Features of the Clinical Course, Diagnosis and Intensive Care of Acute Barium Poisoning
Abstract
Acute barium poisoning is a rare but extremely dangerous type of poisoning in the structure of chemical injuries. The article provides a brief overview of the pathogenesis, clinical course and principles of intensive therapy of acute intoxication with this metal, as well as clinical examples of severe poisoning with barium salts with a negative and positive outcome in victims who used counterfeit barium carbonate instead of barium sulfate.
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