TOXIC POISONING- from accidental intake of chemical or maybe injected parenterally like for example: arsenic, gold compound, chloroform,carbon tetrachloride, phosphorous, which these may leads to acute liver cirrhosis or toxic hepatitis.
Signs and Symptoms:
- for milder case symptoms are like epidemic hepatitis
- toxic progress to acute stage of liver cirrhosis-
- intense jaundice
- persistent vomiting with blood
- hemorrhage under the skin-hematoma
- delirium
- coma
- convulsion develop
- die after few days
Nursing Management:
- emotional support
- encourage personal hygiene to feel comfortable
- blood transfusion, intravenous solution and saline solution as prescribed by the physician
- few recover but still develop cirrhosis of the liver , so continue providing comfort and treatment
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