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Organophosphate & Carbamate Poisoning

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Organophosphate (OP) compounds and carbamates are anticholinesterase poisons that cause an acute cholinergic crisis by inhibiting acetylcholinesterase. They are among the commonest causes of suicidal and accidental poisoning in India (agricultural pesticides) and an extremely high-yield NEET PG topic spanning Pharmacology, Medicine and Forensic Medicine. Organophosphates are esters of phosphoric acid; carbamates a

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