title: What toxicity may result from ingestion of the plant pictured below? Answer: cardioactive steroid toxicity from common milkweed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, 701 Park Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55415, USA.
authors.forename: Nicholas S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Simpson
authors.forename: Jon B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Cole
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ellsworth
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D031108:Asclepias / Q000633:toxicity*; D002301:Cardiac Glycosides / Q000097:blood / Q000633:toxicity; D054715:Cardiotoxins / Q000097:blood / Q000633:toxicity*; D003296:Cooking; D004077:Digoxin / Q000097:blood; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005638:Fruit / Q000633:toxicity*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D008910:Minnesota; D009325:Nausea / Q000209:etiology; D010840:Phytosterols / Q000097:blood / Q000633:toxicity*; D010939:Plant Poisoning / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D002301:Cardiac Glycosides; D054715:Cardiotoxins; D010840:Phytosterols; D004077:Digoxin