ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: Hiss-teria Averted
What is the predominant clinical effect of envenomation by this snake?
- Acute hepatic failure leading to coagulopathy
- Direct cardiotoxicity leading to arrhythmias
- Profound neuromuscular paralysis
- Rapid onset of shock and multisystem organ failure
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