PSYCH 2NF3 Lecture : Class Lecture Notes 2-13 - Jan 9-Feb 4 - PSYCH 2NF3.docx
9 Sep 2013
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Vignette 1: a case of eating sashimi fugu (puffer fish) As part of his celebration for graduating from the university in japan, hironori had a dinner with his other japanese friends in a special sushi restaurant that serves exotic sashimi. This dish he ordered specially for himself was called. Along with that he had some rice and a cup of sake. Within few minutes, as he was having his dinner, By the time his friends realized what was happening he became unresponsivec to their calls and slumpedc on the dinner table. His limbs showed a rapidly progressive ascending paralysisd. Paramedic services were called while respiratory resuscitation measures were being offered. Immediately on entering the hospital blood and urine samples were taken for mass spectrometryg: light headed = dizzy. Sake could produce dizziness (alcohol, intoxication: paresthesia = feeling funny = tingling sensations/numbness occurs when sensory nerve fibers are involved.
