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Anticholinergic Chemical Warfare Compounds
Diagnosis of Anticholinergic Chemical Warfare Injuries
Clinical evaluation Sometimes diagnostic challenge withphysostigmine Diagnosis is made by recognizing the typical anticholinergic toxidrome. No common laboratory tests detect BZ exposure. Although many drugs and plants have anticholinergic effects (see table Common Toxic Syndromes ), the simultaneous appearance of an anticholinergic toxidrome in many individuals who did not all ingest an anticholinergic drug or plant suggests an intentional or CW exposure. Most patients exposed to BZ can be triaged as delayed. 