It needs to be noted that, as a consequence of the unrecognized first intoxication symptoms, the patient was presumed to have the flu and took bromide-containing flu medication.
Patients put on RRT while no diagnosis of AKI had been made (that is, patients with RRT for "extrarenal indications" such as intoxications or cardiogenic shock) were also excluded because it was impossible to determine whether AKI was not actually present or could not be diagnosed thereafter as a consequence of the reduction in serum creatinine due to RRT.
Deaths as a consequence of heroin intoxication alone were classified as pure heroin-related deaths, whereas deaths due to heroin use in combination with other drugs and/or alcohol were classified as polydrug heroin-related deaths.
The deputy state coroner, Teresa O'Sullivan, found that Brendan Hickey, 34, died as a consequence of drowning by misadventure to which alcohol intoxication was a contributing factor.
Lactic acidosis can develop during biguanide (metformin and phenformin) intoxication, possibly as a consequence of mitochondrial dysfunction.
Acute VPA intoxication also occurs as a consequence of intentional or accidental overdose.
Acute VPA intoxication also occurs as a consequence of intentional or accidental overdose and its incidence is increasing, because of use of VPA in psychiatric disorders.
Several studies demonstrated that inappropriate use results in drug intoxication, drug interactions, side effects and increased healthcare costs as a consequence of extra visits to a doctor and hospitalisation.
And as a consequence of, what?
In transfection experiments, the major consequence of VacA intoxication in gastric epithelial cells is clearly the induction of apoptosis in a mitochondria-dependent fashion [ 80].
First, it is possible that women who use methamphetamine interpret symptoms of mental illness and physical ill-health as short-term consequences of methamphetamine intoxication and withdrawal, and therefore might not find these symptoms as distressing or as compelling to address as women who use other drugs.
