H-FABP in cases of carbon monoxide intoxication admitted to the emergency roomAyca Acikalin
Department of Emergency Medicine, 25 Aralık Government Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey
Hum Exp Toxicol 30:443-7. 2011
..Conclusion: The obtained data supports the use of H-FABP, a specific indicator in identifying the cardiotoxicity of CO intoxications at an early phase...
- The efficacy of low-dose antivenom therapy on morbidity and mortality in snakebite cases
Ayca Acikalin
Emergency Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey
Am J Emerg Med 26:402-7. 2008
..Similar to the cases seen around the world, snakebite causes mortality and morbidity in Turkey. The venom of different types of snake in the region of Cukurova causes serious systemic and local tissue damage...
- QTc intervals in drug poisoning patients with tricyclic antidepressants and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
Ayca Acikalin
Gaziantep Aralik Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Turkey
Am J Ther 17:30-3. 2010
..In our study, it was determined that SSRI group drugs caused similar expansion of the QTc period as TCA drugs but they did not reach high values like TCA drugs, and their OTc intervals stayed in more innocent levels...
- Serum IL-6, TNFα levels in snakebite cases occurring in Southern Turkey
Ayca Acikalin
Cukurova University, Faculty of Medicine, Emergency Department, 01330, Balcali, Adana, Turkey
Emerg Med J 28:208-11. 2011
..The aim of our study is to assess the relationship between tumour necrosis factor α (TNFα) and interleukin 6 (IL-6) serum levels, and clinical and laboratory findings in the snakebite patients...
Unusual electrocardiographic changes with propranolol and diltiazem overdosage: a case reportSalim Satar
Emergency Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey
Am J Ther 10:299-302. 2003
..In this article, we present a suicidal case of drug overdose with propranolol and diltiazem with unusual electrocardiographic changes...
- [Evaluation of the process and effectiveness of consultation system in the Department of Emergency Medicine]
Zeynep Karakaya
Department of Emergency Medicine, Cukurova University, Faculty of Medicine, Adana
Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg 15:210-6. 2009
..Under these circumstances, the importance of the consultation system process and effectiveness of consultation becomes very clear. Our aim in this study was to verify the process of the consultation system...
- Anticholinergic syndrome and supraventricular tachycardia caused by lavender tea toxicity
Ayca Acikalin
Adana Numune Education and Research Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Adana, Turkey
Keio J Med 61:66-8. 2012
..There are no reported data about the toxicity of Lavender stoechas plants with respect to supraventricular tachycardia, anticholinergic syndrome or sympathetic nerve activity...
- Myocardial infarction, acute ischemic stroke, and hyperglycemia triggered by acute chlorine gas inhalation
Ataman Kose
Department of Emergency Medicine, Twenty Five December State Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey
Am J Emerg Med 27:1022.e1-4. 2009
..Physicians should know that in elderly patients with a systemic disease who apply with chlorine gas inhalation, more serious complications along with damage in respiratory tract might be observed...
- High-dose verapamil + trandolapril-induced thrombotic microangiopathy
Yuksel Gokel
Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey
Haematologia (Budap) 32:281-5. 2002
..To the authors' knowledge, no prior cases of TMA induced by trandolapril (an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor) and verapamil (a calcium channel blocker) have been reported in the literature...
- [ST elevation in AVR could be a sign of the left main coronary artery lesion]
Onur Akpinar
Department of Cardiology, Medical Faculty, Cukurova University, Adana
Anadolu Kardiyol Derg 2:349. 2002
