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Table 5 The effect of addictive drug-induced acute toxicity on serum electrolytes and blood glucose level among patients under the study

From: Retrospective study of addictive drug-induced acute toxicity of cases admitted to the Poison Control Centre of Ain Shams University Hospital (2015–2016)

Type of poisoning

Sodium

Potassium

Blood Glucose

Normal

Increased

Decreased

Normal

Increased

Decreased

Normal

Increased

Decreased

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Alcohol

29

96.7

0

0

1

3.3

9

30

0

0

21

70

25

83.3

5

16.7

0

0

BZs

94

100

0

0

0

0

65

69.1

0

0

29

30.9

91

96.8

2

2.1

1

1.1

Cannabis

182

99.5

0

0

1

0.5

161

88

1

0.5

21

11.5

179

97.8

2

1.1

2

1.1

Opiate

84

100

0

0

0

0

56

66.7

2

2.3

26

31

75

89.3

7

8.3

2

2.4

Tramadol

288

98.3

2

0.7

3

1

194

66.2

5

1.7

94

32.1

275

93.9

15

5.1

3

1

Tramadol and opiates

50

98

0

0

1

2

33

64.7

2

3.9

16

31.4

46

90.2

3

5.9

2

3.9

Tramadol and BZs

15

93.7

0

0

1

6.3

13

31.2

0

0

3

18.8

14

87.5

2

12.5

0

0

Tramadol and cannabis

12

100

0

0

0

0

6

50

0

0

6

50

12

100

0

0

0

0

Other combination

40

100

0

0

0

0

23

57.5

2

5

15

37.5

32

80

4

20

4

20

Total

794

98.9

2

0.2

7

0.9

560

69.7

12

1.5

231

28.8

749

93.3

40

5

14

1.7

P value

0.601

0.000001

0.0001