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- Drooling
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Abdominal pain
- Drowsiness
- Dilated pupils
- Lack of coordination
- Inability to rise
- Lethargy
- Weakness
- Abnormal heart rate
- Cardiovascular dysrhythmias including fibrillation (quivering of the heart)
- Collapse
- Death
- The main identified toxin is the cardiac glycoside oleandrin, which is similar to digitoxin (used in the treatment of heart failure)
- Researchers believe there are 30 types of cardiac glycosides in the oleander
- Oleandrin is present in all parts of the plant whether fresh or dried
- Cardiovascular, neurologic, and gastrointestinal systems are affected
- The stomach can become inflamed
- The electrical conduction of the heart is disturbed
- The pulse is affected
- Hyperkalemia (higher than normal potassium in the blood) can occur which affects the heart muscle, nerve cells, and muscle cells
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