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Poisonous Panacea: The Toxic Plant Used to Treat the Disease of Kings
Season 1
Episode 16
Published 2 years, 9 months ago
Description
The painful “disease of kings.” A toxic plant that became a centuries-old treatment. And evidence that prehistoric animals suffered from the same disease.
Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision.
An interactive medication-toxicity case involving gastrointestinal illness, low blood counts, organ failure, drug interactions, and the narrow margin between therapy and poisoning.
Season 2