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Aconitum spp

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  • Common names? Toxin? Mechanism? Symptoms?

  • Monkshood, Friar’s cap, Wolfbane
  • Aconitine: an alkaloid
  • Sodium channel opener
  • GI upset -> parasthesias -> confusion -> hypotension / ventricular arrhythmia
  • Tx=supportive, lidocaine for dysrhythmia

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