Poisonous Panacea: The Toxic Plant Used to Treat the Disease of Kings

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Poisonous Panacea: The Toxic Plant Used to Treat the Disease of Kings
Dec 13, 2023 Season 1 Episode 16 Dr. JP

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.


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