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Diagnosis of sodium monofluoroacetate poisoning is usually based on characteristic clinical signs in conjunction with known access to the poison. Clinical pathological changes include metabolic acidosis, serum-ionized hypocalcaemia and elevations in serum citrate concentrations over two to three times greater than the reference range. Analysis of gastric content from vomitus or lavage fluids can confirm the diagnosis. The sample should be kept frozen until analysis to avoid bacterial breakdown of the toxin.