Barium carbonate poisoning causes –
Correct Answer: Gastrointestinal Irritation
Description: It is a rodenticide Clinical Features1. CNS--Mydriasis, paraesthesias, depressed tendon reflexes,headache, confusion, convulsions.2. CVS--Hypeension, cardiac arrhythmias (premature ventricular complexes, ventricular tachycardia, bradycardia and ventricular fibrillation asystole/fibrillation.3. LMS--Myoclonus, myalgia, cramps, dysahria, flaccid quadriplegia.4. RS--Pulmonary oedema5. Hypokalaemia, metabolic and respiratory acidosis, and renal failure are commonly repoed. In fact, quadriplegia is usually the result of severe hypokalaemia. 6.GIT--Salivation, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhoea Ref: NCBI.NIH.org.
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