AMMONIA TOXICITY

Course overview

AMMONIA TOXICITY OCCURS WHEN SUSCEPTIBLE INDIVIDUALS SUFFER EXPOSURE TO EXTERNAL SOURCES OF AMMONIA VIA INGESTION, INHALATION, DIRECT CONTACT WITH SKIN, OR CONTACT WITH THE EYE. AMMONIA TOXICITY HAS VARIOUS DELETERIOUS ACUTE AND CHRONIC EFFECTS ON THE PATIENTS. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE ROLE OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE EVALUATION, DIAGNOSIS, AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF AMMONIA POISONING.