Acute Toxic Effects of the New Psychoactive Substance “Voodoo” among Patients presented to the Poison Control Center of Ain Shams University Hospitals (PCC-ASUH), Egypt, during 2017

Table 2 Laboratory findings among voodoo-intoxicated patients

Laboratory data		Number (71)		Percentage (%)
Arterial blood gases	Normal	23		32.4
	Respiratory acidosis	39		54.9
	Metabolic acidosis	7		9.8
	Mixed metabolic and respiratory acidosis	2		2.8
Glucose	Normal	46		64.7
	Hyperglycemia	20		28.1
	Hypoglycemia	5		7.2
Sodium	Normal	58	81.6
Sodium	Hyponatremia	13	18.3
Potassium	Normal	47		66.2
Potassium	Hypokalemia	24		33.8
Urea	Normal	40		56.3
Urea	Increased	31		43.6
Creatinine	Normal	64	90.1
Creatinine	Increased	7	9.8
AST	Normal	62		87.3
AST	Increased	9		12.6
ALT	Normal	65		91.5
ALT	Increased	4		5.6
Total CPK	Normal	60		84.5
Total CPK	Increased	11		15.5
CK-MB	Normal	58	81.6
CK-MB	Increased	13	18.3
Troponin	Normal	58	81.6
Troponin	Increased	13	18.3
Total leukocytic count	Normal	52	73.2
Total leukocytic count	Increased	19	26.7

AST: aspartate aminotransferase, ALT: alanine aminotransferase, CPK: creatine phosphokinase, CK-MB: creatine kinase- myocardial band

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