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Mushrooms in Lawn
Can anyone please suggest a way for getting rid of mushrooms in lawn -
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why? I think they're great fun and brighten an otherwise dull splurge of
boring green anyway, best not to upset the fairies "Tom C" wrote in message ... Can anyone please suggest a way for getting rid of mushrooms in lawn - thanks |
"Tom C" wrote in message ... Can anyone please suggest a way for getting rid of mushrooms in lawn - thanks Pick them and fry in hot olive oil. |
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ex WGS Hamm wrote: Can anyone please suggest a way for getting rid of mushrooms in lawn - thanks Pick them and fry in hot olive oil. Only if you have first *positively* identified them as being an edible species. What is it with the British and mushrooms? Everything is viewed with suspicion and only nasty shrink wrapped buttons are eaten. In France and Germany whole families go mushrooming. I did as a child.And if there was anywhere around here where mushrooms grew, I would be out gathering them. But yes make sure that the mushrooms are not one of the tiny minority which might make you ill. As someone who actively prefers many of the wild ones to anything that you can buy, and used to do that when I lived in an area it was feasible, may I respond? There are a few fungi that will really spoil your day. Amanita phalloides looks very like a field mushroom when young, and will not make you ill for 12-24 hours afterwards. However, you will probably die a few days later - as far as I know, there is still no treatment for the general organ failure that it causes. Oh, and it is fairly common in grassland, including lawns. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
"Stephen Howard" wrote in message ... [snip] I don't think I know any mushroomers who follow the 'Aww, just have a go' philosophy. No doubt there's a scientific explanation... There was that 19th century parson who was an enthusiastic fungus-eater who sampled everything he found. He always kept a stomach pump to hand, just in case. [snip] Franz |
On Thu, 4 Nov 2004 07:26:16 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote: "Stephen Howard" wrote in message .. . [snip] I don't think I know any mushroomers who follow the 'Aww, just have a go' philosophy. No doubt there's a scientific explanation... There was that 19th century parson who was an enthusiastic fungus-eater who sampled everything he found. He always kept a stomach pump to hand, just in case. I've read some of his accounts ( featured in the book 'Mushroom Magic - which accompanied the television series of some years ago ). Apparently he had need of it. I've suffered a similar fate myself twice, though through an allergic reaction to an otherwise edible species, and I can say with heartfelt sincerity that 'much purging, great sweats and loathsome dread' is a pretty accurate description of what ensued. Regards, -- Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations www.shwoodwind.co.uk Emails to: showard{whoisat}shwoodwind{dot}co{dot}uk |
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from "Franz Heymann" contains these words: "Stephen Howard" wrote in message ... [snip] I don't think I know any mushroomers who follow the 'Aww, just have a go' philosophy. No doubt there's a scientific explanation... There was that 19th century parson who was an enthusiastic fungus-eater who sampled everything he found. He always kept a stomach pump to hand, just in case. It is said that if you salt your mushrooms for a day and then boil them for a long time in brine, you can eat any of them. However, while it's true that as most of the flavours are oil-soluble and the proteins remain too, (in the main,) this isn't a practice I've tried, nor would I recommend anyone else to try it. Amanita muscaria is *SAID* to be edible if it is peeled first, but I wouldn't want to try that either - especially as the flavour is said to be very bitter. Might just as well eat Boletus felleus, which is bitter without (AFAIK) any poisonous effects. Had a plateful of bluelegs, mergez (spicy N.African lamb sausage) and baked spud for lunch today. -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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from Stephen Howard contains these words: I've read some of his accounts ( featured in the book 'Mushroom Magic - which accompanied the television series of some years ago ). Apparently he had need of it. I've suffered a similar fate myself twice, though through an allergic reaction to an otherwise edible species, and I can say with heartfelt sincerity that 'much purging, great sweats and loathsome dread' is a pretty accurate description of what ensued. If the title was 'Mushroom Magic', perhaps Michael Jordan was injudicious in publishing one of his books under that title... -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
ex WGS Hamm wrote:
[...] Woe is me. Why cannot you find a poisonous mushroom when you want to. It's this government: ask any farmer. It's the last government: ask any farmer. It's the government before that: ask any farmer. It's the... Mike. |
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from "Mike Lyle" contains these words: ex WGS Hamm wrote: [...] Woe is me. Why cannot you find a poisonous mushroom when you want to. It's this government: ask any farmer. It's the last government: ask any farmer. It's the government before that: ask any farmer. It's the... ....last government, ask the one following it... -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
On 5/11/04 0:46, in article , "Janet Galpin"
wrote: snip I think there are probably more people who *don't* eat perfectly edible mushrooms just in case, than those who rush into eating poisonous ones. I have quite a few mushrooms this year and have been trying to identify them positively enough to take the plunge and eat them. I know they're not Amanita phalloides because I've taken their spore print which is brown rather than white. I'm now wondering, having eliminated Amanita phalloides, how likely it is that mushrooms which look very like rather thin versions of shop-bought mushrooms, with pale brown gills and brown spore prints, could be anything other than edible. Janet G We have some on one lawn at the moment which are small and round and chestnut coloured with touches of cream or vice versa. They're very pretty but I have no idea what they are. I think there used to be an oak tree there years ago but it came crashing down in a storm in 1990. And no, they're not truffles before anyone decides to get the pig out. ;-) -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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from Janet Galpin contains these words: I think there are probably more people who *don't* eat perfectly edible mushrooms just in case, than those who rush into eating poisonous ones. I have quite a few mushrooms this year and have been trying to identify them positively enough to take the plunge and eat them. I know they're not Amanita phalloides because I've taken their spore print which is brown rather than white. I'm now wondering, having eliminated Amanita phalloides, how likely it is that mushrooms which look very like rather thin versions of shop-bought mushrooms, with pale brown gills and brown spore prints, could be anything other than edible. Very easily, I'm afraid. Even the genus Agaricus (in which your shop-bought mushrooms reside) has at least three indiginous species which you'd be wise to avoid. I'd advise you to get a good book, such as Roger Phillips' excellent 'Mushrooms and Other Fungi of Great Britain and Europe', and it's not too late to look in your local paper or library and find expert-led fungus forays starting from your area. -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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from Sacha contains these words: We have some on one lawn at the moment which are small and round and chestnut coloured with touches of cream or vice versa. They're very pretty but I have no idea what they are. I think there used to be an oak tree there years ago but it came crashing down in a storm in 1990. And no, they're not truffles before anyone decides to get the pig out. ;-) Jpeg! -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
On 5/11/04 10:12, in article ,
"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote: The message from Sacha contains these words: We have some on one lawn at the moment which are small and round and chestnut coloured with touches of cream or vice versa. They're very pretty but I have no idea what they are. I think there used to be an oak tree there years ago but it came crashing down in a storm in 1990. And no, they're not truffles before anyone decides to get the pig out. ;-) Jpeg! Is that a comment or an invitation? ;-) -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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Sacha wrote: On 5/11/04 0:46, in article , "Janet Galpin" wrote: I think there are probably more people who *don't* eat perfectly edible mushrooms just in case, than those who rush into eating poisonous ones. I have quite a few mushrooms this year and have been trying to identify them positively enough to take the plunge and eat them. I know they're not Amanita phalloides because I've taken their spore print which is brown rather than white. I'm now wondering, having eliminated Amanita phalloides, how likely it is that mushrooms which look very like rather thin versions of shop-bought mushrooms, with pale brown gills and brown spore prints, could be anything other than edible. With brown spores, I don't think that any are lethal - though there is a risk of being sensitive to dubious ones. Let's assume that you have checked for a ring and no volva (i.e. they are Agaricus a.k.a. Psalliota). As Jaques d'Alltrades says, there are several slightly poisonous ones (bellyache time), but only the yellow staining mushroom is worse. However, remember that horse mushrooms (edible and good) stain yellow, slightly. We have some on one lawn at the moment which are small and round and chestnut coloured with touches of cream or vice versa. They're very pretty but I have no idea what they are. I think there used to be an oak tree there years ago but it came crashing down in a storm in 1990. And no, they're not truffles before anyone decides to get the pig out. ;-) There are many like that. Puffballs fit that description, as do many others. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
"Janet Galpin" wrote in message ... I think there are probably more people who *don't* eat perfectly edible mushrooms just in case, than those who rush into eating poisonous ones. I have quite a few mushrooms this year and have been trying to identify them positively enough to take the plunge and eat them. I know they're not Amanita phalloides because I've taken their spore print which is brown rather than white. I'm now wondering, having eliminated Amanita phalloides, how likely it is that mushrooms which look very like rather thin versions of shop-bought mushrooms, with pale brown gills and brown spore prints, could be anything other than edible. In France, one can go to the local chemist with your 'shrooms and he will tell you what they are and if they are safe to eat. Most civilised I say. |
"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote in message k... The message from Janet Galpin contains these words: I think there are probably more people who *don't* eat perfectly edible mushrooms just in case, than those who rush into eating poisonous ones. I have quite a few mushrooms this year and have been trying to identify them positively enough to take the plunge and eat them. I know they're not Amanita phalloides because I've taken their spore print which is brown rather than white. I'm now wondering, having eliminated Amanita phalloides, how likely it is that mushrooms which look very like rather thin versions of shop-bought mushrooms, with pale brown gills and brown spore prints, could be anything other than edible. Very easily, I'm afraid. Even the genus Agaricus (in which your shop-bought mushrooms reside) has at least three indiginous species which you'd be wise to avoid. I'd advise you to get a good book, such as Roger Phillips' excellent 'Mushrooms and Other Fungi of Great Britain and Europe', and it's not too late to look in your local paper or library and find expert-led fungus forays starting from your area. For anyone interested in eatying wild mushrooms, I can highly recommend www.mycologue.com The chap who runs it knows his mushrooms alright and sells everything mushroom related including some very good books. |
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from Gwenhyffar Milgi contains these words: My experience is the opposite - I sometimes have to give away, cook and freeze (or preserve in oil) giant puffballs because I have so many. Oh..... where are you??? Norfolk. They grow on the watermeadows leading down to the River Waveney, and other places i know. It's been years since I had giant puffball. They used to be common in the area of The Netherlands where I lived, but it's been 15 years since I've seen one there. I've not seen one in North Wales where I am at the moment, don't know if they grow here. Don't know, but you should find a lot of other good edible ones there. I loved them thinly sliced and then fried in a bit of butter. Try frying them in butter, and while still hot, sloshing them through batter and then bunging them back into the pan. (or deep-frying them.) I'm gonna go sulk now. You'll have a long one then: they won't reappear until July or thereabouts... -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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from Gwenhyffar Milgi contains these words: On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 23:37:12 GMT, Jaques d'Alltrades wrote: The message from Gwenhyffar Milgi contains these words: I'm gonna go sulk now. You'll have a long one then: they won't reappear until July or thereabouts... I was just wondering if you can grow them. You can grow other mushrooms, why not puffballs? I've googled on "grow kit", but can't find puffball in there. Anyone know of somewhere they have puffball growkits? Most mushrooms aren't suitable for cultivation. Giant puffballs would need a *VERY* big box, even if you could do it. -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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The message from "Franz Heymann" contains these words: "Stephen Howard" wrote in message ... [snip] I don't think I know any mushroomers who follow the 'Aww, just have a go' philosophy. No doubt there's a scientific explanation... There was that 19th century parson who was an enthusiastic fungus-eater who sampled everything he found. He always kept a stomach pump to hand, just in case. It is said that if you salt your mushrooms for a day and then boil them for a long time in brine, you can eat any of them. However, while it's true that as most of the flavours are oil-soluble and the proteins remain too, (in the main,) this isn't a practice I've tried, nor would I recommend anyone else to try it. Amanita muscaria is *SAID* to be edible if it is peeled first, but I wouldn't want to try that either - especially as the flavour is said to be very bitter. Might just as well eat Boletus felleus, which is bitter without (AFAIK) any poisonous effects. Had a plateful of bluelegs, mergez (spicy N.African lamb sausage) and baked spud for lunch today. Sorry to go back to basics but I have had many Mushrooms on my lawn and never bothered with them until they have gone what could be eating them ? The garden is quite secluded so no humans ase involved. One day they are present the next clean as a wistle could it be hedgehogs? |
On 6 Nov 2004 03:12:50 -0800, (Gerry
McKenzie) wrote: snip Sorry to go back to basics but I have had many Mushrooms on my lawn and never bothered with them until they have gone what could be eating them ? The garden is quite secluded so no humans ase involved. One day they are present the next clean as a wistle could it be hedgehogs? It's unlikely to be the hedgehogs, their preferred diet is more carnivorous in nature. Deer seem to like fungus, and I suspect that rabbits will have a nibble too - but I think it most likely that it's down to slugs and snails. Certain species of fungus seem to act like a magnet for them, and given the structure of a mushroom it doesn't take long for half a dozen slugs and snails to eat the thing right to the ground. Could be your neighbours though ;) Regards, -- Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations www.shwoodwind.co.uk Emails to: showard{whoisat}shwoodwind{dot}co{dot}uk |
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from Stephen Howard contains these words: Could be your neighbours though ;) That was my first thought. -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
Noticed this growing on a couple of silver birch trees down the road from
where I live. http://www.g6csy.net/mycology/myco-005.jpg Apparently they are : Piptoporus betulinus Birch Polypore Class: Gasteromycetes Order: Polyporales Family: Coriolaceae Genus: Piptoporus and they are edible. I'm off to get some tomorrow. Yum yum. |
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from "ex WGS Hamm" contains these words: Noticed this growing on a couple of silver birch trees down the road from where I live. http://www.g6csy.net/mycology/myco-005.jpg Apparently they are : Piptoporus betulinus Birch Polypore Class: Gasteromycetes Order: Polyporales Family: Coriolaceae Genus: Piptoporus and they are edible. I'm off to get some tomorrow. Yum yum. And who told you they were edible? You'd better sharpen your teeth and work-up your jaw muscles: they're not (also) called Razor Strop Fungus for nothing. I don't think you'll be saying "Yum!" tomorrow! -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote in message k... The message from "ex WGS Hamm" contains these words: Noticed this growing on a couple of silver birch trees down the road from where I live. http://www.g6csy.net/mycology/myco-005.jpg Apparently they are : Piptoporus betulinus Birch Polypore Class: Gasteromycetes Order: Polyporales Family: Coriolaceae Genus: Piptoporus and they are edible. I'm off to get some tomorrow. Yum yum. And who told you they were edible? The website link I posted? You'd better sharpen your teeth and work-up your jaw muscles: they're not (also) called Razor Strop Fungus for nothing. Put in a stew for a couple of hours I am sure they would have been fine. However as the blasted car wouldn't start again, I never got to get them. |
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from "ex WGS Hamm" contains these words: And who told you they were edible? The website link I posted? You'd better sharpen your teeth and work-up your jaw muscles: they're not (also) called Razor Strop Fungus for nothing. Put in a stew for a couple of hours I am sure they would have been fine. However as the blasted car wouldn't start again, I never got to get them. Trust me on this - they aren't edible. They won't poison you though, but balsa wood is just as tasty, and a lot easier to chew. -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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In article , Neil wrote:
Plasmapheresis in the treatment of Amanita phalloides poisoning: II. A review and recommendations. [Review] [48 refs] Therapeutic Apheresis. 4(4):308-12, 2000 Aug. Thanks for that. It is always useful to have my (sometimes ancient) knowledge updated - in this case, it was still more-or-less correct. That is one fungus that you really DON'T want to eat by mistake. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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from (Neil) contains these words: As this was originally about lawn mushrooms and what follows is undiluted science I offer an apolgy for being a little off topic and indigestible but I think the ungarnished science is a salutary reminder. There is no magic serum or curative treatment just some that tip the odds more in your favour. The following is the current published medical data and basically the treatment for Amanita poisoning is that which any big hopsital with a renal unit , transfusion unit and ITU would offer. The last resort is a liver transplant. with lifelong immunosupression to follow. Your quotes omitted one of the most effective adjuncts to the drug therapy - sugar. Larger than normal intake of sugars can tip the balance between survival or thud!: if they can be kept down. Treatment should include intravenous injection of 20 ml glucose in normal saline solution, four or five times a day. Mushrooms and Toadstools - Dr. John Ramsbottom, Collins NewNaturalist Series, Ch 5, Poisonous and Edible Fungi: 1 -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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from (Nick Maclaren) contains these words: In article , Neil wrote: Plasmapheresis in the treatment of Amanita phalloides poisoning: II. A review and recommendations. [Review] [48 refs] Therapeutic Apheresis. 4(4):308-12, 2000 Aug. Thanks for that. It is always useful to have my (sometimes ancient) knowledge updated - in this case, it was still more-or-less correct. That is one fungus that you really DON'T want to eat by mistake. It is also one fungus you don't want to eat on purpose... -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 14:34:07 GMT, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote: Your quotes omitted one of the most effective adjuncts to the drug therapy - sugar. Larger than normal intake of sugars can tip the balance between survival or thud!: if they can be kept down. Treatment should include intravenous injection of 20 ml glucose in normal saline solution, four or five times a day. Mushrooms and Toadstools - Dr. John Ramsbottom, Collins NewNaturalist Series, Ch 5, Poisonous and Edible Fungi: 1 Omitted for one reason there is no evidence to support claims for its efficacy. Any one on ITU would almost certainly receive glucose as a routine infusion By the way you don't need ( indeed there are reasons not to) mix glucose with saline. Normal Saline solution is 0.9%. ie 9 grammes of sodium choride in 1 litre of water. This is a standard drip mix. Glucose is also used routinely in drips at 5% concentration. You can give 2 litres of glucose 5% per day with 1 litre of saline 0.9% as a routine in many situations. To mean anything the 20ml of glucose would need to be at a defined concentration, Hospitals routinely use 5% 10% 20% and 50% strenghts of glucose. 500mL of 50% per day gives 250g of carohydrate which is not too far from what many take each day. Neil |
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from (Neil) contains these words: On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 14:34:07 GMT, Jaques d'Alltrades wrote: Your quotes omitted one of the most effective adjuncts to the drug therapy - sugar. Larger than normal intake of sugars can tip the balance between survival or thud!: if they can be kept down. Treatment should include intravenous injection of 20 ml glucose in normal saline solution, four or five times a day. Mushrooms and Toadstools - Dr. John Ramsbottom, Collins NewNaturalist Series, Ch 5, Poisonous and Edible Fungi: 1 Omitted for one reason there is no evidence to support claims for its efficacy. On the contrary, the only ancient remedies which had any sort of success are those which featured sugar of some sort. (Like seven rabbits' brains and three stomachs chopped small, and made into balls with honey or jam - the theory being that as rabbits could eat a human's lethal dose there must be something in the rabbits' stomachs and brains which neutralises the poison(s). The honey or jam was to help it go down, but in restoring some of the sugar which the liver under attack wasn't providing, it gave some credence to the antidote hypothesis) Latterly, intravenous sugars are (unless I'm *VERY* out of date) always administered to restore the blood-sugar levels to normal... Any one on ITU would almost certainly receive glucose as a routine infusion ....rather than just routinely. By the way you don't need ( indeed there are reasons not to) mix glucose with saline. Maybe other sugars are used now, or other preservative. I *WAS* quoting from the (presumably first edition) 1959 impression. Normal Saline solution is 0.9%. ie 9 grammes of sodium choride in 1 litre of water. This is a standard drip mix. Glucose is also used routinely in drips at 5% concentration. You can give 2 litres of glucose 5% per day with 1 litre of saline 0.9% as a routine in many situations. _______ To mean anything the 20ml of glucose would need to be at a defined concentration, Hospitals routinely use 5% 10% 20% and 50% strenghts of glucose. Sorry - while copying that I missed out the 4% (glucose) 500mL of 50% per day gives 250g of carohydrate which is not too far from what many take each day. I think we got to this point because someone suggested that there was still no treatment - no sure-fire cure, I'd agree, but treatments which improve the chances of survival there are. -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 19:09:15 GMT, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote: The honey or jam was to help it go down, but in restoring some of the sugar which the liver under attack wasn't providing, it gave some credence to the antidote hypothesis) Latterly, intravenous sugars are (unless I'm *VERY* out of date) always administered to restore the blood-sugar levels to normal... People with liver failure are very vulnerable to hypoglycaemia and this is watched for very very closely. Treatment is usually by a steady infusion of 10% glucose with higher concentrations as needed.Intermittent boluses are used but only when needed not as a regular item. Any one on ITU would almost certainly receive glucose as a routine infusion ...rather than just routinely. By the way you don't need ( indeed there are reasons not to) mix glucose with saline. Maybe other sugars are used now, or other preservative. I *WAS* quoting from the (presumably first edition) 1959 impression. The difference between fluid management and ITU care from 1959 and the present day is as big as the diferences between the PC you sre sitting in front of now and the one you would have used in 1960. Glucose ( AKA dextrose ) is virtually the only one used. Mannitol very rarely for special reasons but nowt else Sorry - while copying that I missed out the 4% (glucose) 4% glucose 0.18% saline is mainly used in paediatrics for volume reasons it means in kids you can match salt given to the childs size. I think we got to this point because someone suggested that there was still no treatment - no sure-fire cure, I'd agree, but treatments which improve the chances of survival there are. Improve survival yes but my point is these treatments are non specific and as such very chancy. If you are poisoned with nerve gas ( or insecticide) you get pralidoxime which is a direct antidote. Morphine you get naloxone, paracetamol N-acetylcysteamine and so on ( but for very few more). With Amanita poisoning you get those things which help your liver and kidneys cope until they heal themselves. Your survival hinges much more on time taken to recognise the poison than on a "cure". To call this a treatment is to elevate routine supportive measures which I agree are vital and successful to the level of an antidote they are not. Neil |
In article , Neil wrote:
Fluid balance is an art form as well as a science. A typical adult in the UK needs about 90 millimole of sodium per day and about 80 of potassium and enough water to replace what goes out as urine plus sweat losses (anything from 500mL to 5000 mL perday depending on the situation). The problem is solutions that are not "normal" ie same osmotic strength as cells tend to cause blood problems. ( You can show this to children using raw potato cut into chips all the same length put one into pure water and one into a strong salt solution and the water one swells and lenghtens the one in saline shrinks and becomes floppy. At 0,9% no change). The upshot of this is set strength tend to be used. Glucose is metabolised off so it provides water the glucose provides the right concentration without leaving a residue so to speak. You are quite right potassium is needed but in the short term ( 24 hrs) you can do without. After that it is added typically 20 -40 millimole per litre of fluid. My understanding is that normal saline as used in hospitals contains potassium as well as sodium, and perhaps magnesium and calcium as well, because it is more general and safer. For example, if someone is admitted suffering from dehydration and is actually short of potassium, it is NOT good to rehydrate them with a potassium-free saline! You need a blood analysis to be certain, and there often isn't time. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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from (Neil) contains these words: On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 19:09:15 GMT, Jaques d'Alltrades wrote: The honey or jam was to help it go down, but in restoring some of the sugar which the liver under attack wasn't providing, it gave some credence to the antidote hypothesis) Latterly, intravenous sugars are (unless I'm *VERY* out of date) always administered to restore the blood-sugar levels to normal... People with liver failure are very vulnerable to hypoglycaemia and this is watched for very very closely. Treatment is usually by a steady infusion of 10% glucose with higher concentrations as needed.Intermittent boluses are used but only when needed not as a regular item. Perhaps I didn't make it clear that this was a *VERY* elderly 'cure'. /snip/ Improve survival yes but my point is these treatments are non specific and as such very chancy. If you are poisoned with nerve gas ( or insecticide) you get pralidoxime which is a direct antidote. Morphine you get naloxone, paracetamol N-acetylcysteamine and so on ( but for very few more). But we aren't discussing general panaceas - the discussion was very specific. I quote from your earlier post: ---------------------- As this was originally about lawn mushrooms and what follows is undiluted science I offer an apolgy for being a little off topic and indigestible but I think the ungarnished science is a salutary reminder. There is no magic serum or curative treatment just some that tip the odds more in your favour. The following is the current published medical data and basically the treatment for Amanita poisoning is that which any big hopsital with a renal unit , transfusion unit and ITU would offer. The last resort is a liver transplant. with lifelong immunosupression to follow. ------------------------ And that's where the sugar bit took off. With Amanita poisoning you get those things which help your liver and kidneys cope until they heal themselves. Your survival hinges much more on time taken to recognise the poison than on a "cure". To call this a treatment is to elevate routine supportive measures which I agree are vital and successful to the level of an antidote they are not. I don't think we differ there. -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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from (Neil) contains these words: Fluid balance is an art form as well as a science. A typical adult in the UK needs about 90 millimole of sodium per day and about 80 of potassium and enough water to replace what goes out as urine plus sweat losses (anything from 500mL to 5000 mL perday depending on the situation). The problem is solutions that are not "normal" ie same osmotic strength as cells tend to cause blood problems. ( You can show this to children using raw potato cut into chips all the same length put one into pure water and one into a strong salt solution and the water one swells and lenghtens the one in saline shrinks and becomes floppy. At 0,9% no change). In the chemical sense, a normal solution is one of one gramme-equivalent of dissolved substance to a litre of water. -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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