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Pesticides
Key Concepts Organophosphates cause symptoms by accumulation of acetylcholine. Treat cholinergic symptoms with atropine. Reverse the inhibition of acetylcholinesterase with oximes. Aging, which results in prolonged toxicity, occurs with organophosphate poisoning, but not with carbamates. Chlorinated hydrocarbons can present with…