acute opioid poisoning
MONDO:0018173Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names acute opioid poisoning yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Acute opioid poisoning is a rare intoxication with opioids, a large group of alkaloid analgesics, mainly characterized by miosis (pinpoint pupil), respiratory depression (bradypnea/apnea) and central nervous system depression (sedation or coma). Other manifestations include hypotension, reduced bowel motility, hypothermia and hypoglycemia. Naloxone, a competitive inhibitor of the mu-opioid receptor, is a potent antagonist and is used as the antidote for opioid intoxication.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0018173), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
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