The seeds of the Suicide Plant, when ingested, may result in significant toxicity, including the ECG findings shown. Which kind of toxicity does it cause?
- Anticholinergic poisoning
- Cardiac glycoside poisoning
- Cardiac sodium channel blockade
- Cholinergic poisoning
- Nicotinic poisoning
ECG Findings
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