Symptoms of Food poisoning
Symptoms of Food poisoning
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Medical Books Excerpts
- Vomiting
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- Vomiting
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Poisoning
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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- Vomiting
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Nausea and Vomiting
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Vomiting
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Vomiting
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Vomiting
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Poisonous snakebite:
Signs and Symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Pain, edema, fever, skin discoloration, petechiae, ecchymoses, blebs, blisters, bloody wound discharge, necrosis
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Poisonous snakebites:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Most snakebites happen on the arms and legs, below the elbow or knee. Bites to the head or trunk are most dangerous, but any bite into a blood vessel is dangerous, regardless of location.
Most pit viper bites that result in envenomation cause immediate and progressively severe pain and edema, local elevation in skin temperature, fever, skin discoloration, petechiae, ecchymoses, blebs, blisters, bloody wound discharge, and local necrosis. (See After a snakebite.)
Because pit viper venom is neurotoxic, pit viper bites may cause local and facial numbness and tingling, fasciculation and twitching of skeletal muscles, seizures (especially in children), extreme anxiety, difficulty speaking, fainting, weakness, dizziness, excessive sweating, occasional paralysis, mild to severe respiratory distress, headache, blurred vision, marked thirst and, in severe envenomation, coma and death. Pit viper venom may also impair coagulation and cause hematemesis, hematuria, melena, bleeding gums, and internal bleeding. Other symptoms of pit viper bites include tachycardia, lymphadenopathy, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, hypotension, and shock.
The reaction to coral snakebite is usually delayed — sometimes up to several hours. These snakebites cause little or no local tissue reaction (local pain, swelling, or necrosis). However, because coral snake venom is neurotoxic, a reaction can progress swiftly, producing such effects as local paresthesia, drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, difficulty swallowing, marked salivation, dysphonia, ptosis, blurred vision, miosis, respiratory distress and possible respiratory failure, loss of muscle coordination and, possibly, shock with cardiovascular collapse and death.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Poisoning:
Signs and Symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Depending on poison (such as alcohol, cyanide, acetone, turpentine, or petroleum): headache, seizures, loss of consciousness, chest pain, muscle weakness, dizziness, nausea, vomiting
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Snakebites, poisonous:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
Most snakebites happen on the arms and legs, below the elbow or knee. Bites to the head or trunk are most dangerous, but any bite into a blood vessel is dangerous, regardless of location.
Most pit viper bites that result in envenomation cause immediate and progressively severe pain and edema (the entire extremity may swell within a few hours), local elevation in skin temperature, fever, skin discoloration, petechiae, ecchymoses, blebs, blisters, bloody wound discharge, and local necrosis.
Because pit viper venom is neurotoxic, pit viper bites may cause local and facial numbness and tingling, fasciculation and twitching of skeletal muscles, seizures (especially in children), extreme anxiety, difficulty speaking, fainting, weakness, dizziness, excessive sweating, occasional paralysis, mild to severe respiratory distress, headache, blurred vision, marked thirst and, in severe envenomation, coma and death. Pit viper venom may also impair coagulation and cause hema-temesis, hematuria, melena, bleeding gums, and internal bleeding. Other symptoms of pit viper bites include tachycardia, lymphadenopathy, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, hypotension, and shock.
The reaction to coral snakebite is usually delayed — sometimes up to several hours. These snakebites cause little or no local tissue reaction (local pain, swelling, or necrosis). However, because coral snake venom is neurotoxic, a reaction can progress swiftly, producing such effects as local paresthesia, drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, difficulty swallowing, marked salivation, dysphonia, ptosis, blurred vision, miosis, respiratory distress and possible respiratory failure, loss of muscle coordination and, possibly, shock with cardiovascular collapse and death.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Food Poisoning or Foodborne Illness:
Food Poisoning or Foodborne Illness - signs & symptoms
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)
- GI illness:
- Nausea and vomiting
- Diarrhea (watery vs. mucoid vs. bloody)
- Abdominal pain or cramping
- Constitutional symptoms (fever, malaise, myalgias)
- Jaundice (may be present in hepatitis A)
- Botulism:
- Impaired cranial nerve activity (sluggish or fixed pupils, ptosis, diminished corneal and oculovestibular reflexes, facial weakness, diminished gag, weak cry)
- Constipation
- Hypotonia with progressive symmetric descending paralysis
- Absent deep tendon reflexes
- Apnea
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Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008
Sympathomimetic Poisoning:
Sympathomimetic Poisoning - signs & symptoms
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)
- The clinical effects of these agents overdose vary based on their receptor selectivity.
- Most agents have some degree of combined alpha and beta adrenergic activity (ephedrine, pseudoephedrine).
- Hypertension, tachycardia, dysrhythmia, acute coronary syndromes, pulmonary edema and cerebrovascular injury, anxiety, a sense of impeding doom, apprehension, fear, and headache.
- At very high doses, agents cross the blood–brain barrier result in central nervous system symptoms, such as headache, seizures, and intracranial hemorrhage
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Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008
Article Excerpts About Symptoms of Food poisoning:
Bacteria and Foodborne Illness: NIDDK (Excerpt)
In most cases of foodborne illness, symptoms
resemble intestinal flu and may last a few hours or even several days.
Symptoms can range from mild to serious and include
- Abdominal cramps
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Fever
- Dehydration
(Source: excerpt from
Bacteria and Foodborne Illness: NIDDK)
Foodborne Infections General: DBMD (Excerpt)
After they are swallowed, there is a delay, called the
incubation period, before the symptoms of illness begin.
This delay may range from hours to days, depending on the organism,
and on how many of them were swallowed. During the incubation
period, the microbes pass through the stomach into the intestine,
attach to the cells lining the intestinal walls, and begin to
multiply there. Some types of microbes stay in the intestine,
some produce a toxin that is absorbed into the bloodstream, and
some can directly invade the deeper body tissues. The symptoms
produced depend greatly on the type of microbe. Numerous organisms
cause similar symptoms, especially diarrhea, abdominal cramps,
and nausea. There is so much overlap that it is rarely possible
to say which microbe is likely to be causing a given illness unless
laboratory tests are done to identify the microbe, or unless the
illness is part of a recognized outbreak. (Source: excerpt from Foodborne Infections General: DBMD)
Foodborne Infections: DBMD (Excerpt)
Symptoms vary widely depending on etiologic
agent. Diarrhea and vomiting are the most common. (Source: excerpt from Foodborne Infections: DBMD)
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This signs and symptoms information for Food poisoning has been gathered from various sources,
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and may not be the full list of Food poisoning signs or Food poisoning symptoms.
Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Food poisoning may vary on an individual basis for each patient.
Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they
are indeed Food poisoning symptoms.
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