LOINC long common name : Atropine [Mass/mass] in Hair;
LOINC short name : Atropine Hair-mCnt;
LOINC description : Datura stramonium is an herbaceous annual plant that contains tropane alkaloids such
as atropine and scopolamine. Leaves and seeds of D. stramonium appear to be rich in
atropine contrary to D. inoxia which has a higher dosage of scopolamine than atropine.
Exposures to Datura appear to be minor most of the time leading to a complete recovery,
however there have been fatal cases. In the most serious cases, depression of central
nervous system with convulsive coma and risk of apnea have been observed. Hair analysis
for Datura spp. intoxication can be performed when neither blood nor urine specimens
have been collected. LC-MS/MS appears to be the most efficient method when searching
for very low concentrations of tropane alkaloids. [PMID: 23084788];
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