An edition of Toxicology Handbook
(2006)
Toxicology Handbook
Second edition
by Lindsay Murray, Mike Cadogan, Frank Daly, Mark Little, and Mark Little
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Medical Handbook to guide readers through the risk assessment and management of toxicological poisonings and toxinological envenomings.
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Toxicology Handbook
December 27, 2006, Churchill Livingstone
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in English
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0729537897 9780729537896
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Table of Contents
Toxicology Handbook, 2nd Edition
Murray, Daly, McCoubrie, Soderstrom, Pascu, Armstrong & Cadogan
Table of Contents
Section 1: Introduction
Who are the authors
Scope of the book
Handbook of acute management of common poisonings.
Hands on and practical approach.
Rationale for drugs included
How to use the book
Universal disclaimer
Clinical: Approach to the poisoned patient
Overview of approach to toxicology/toxinology
Principles of risk assessment-based approach
Resuscitation, Risk assessment, Supportive care, Decontamination, Investigations, Enhanced elimination, Antidotes, Disposition
Section 2: Approach to specialist toxicology problems
Approach to special problems: Approach to snakebite, mushroom poisoning, plant poisoning
Toxidromes: Serotonin syndrome, Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome, anticholinergic syndrome, cholinergic syndrome
Important poisoning manifestations and management: Seizures, coma, hypotension, delirium and agitation
Drugs of abuse and withdrawal syndromes: Alcohol, amphetamines, opiods, sedative hypnotics, body packers and stuffers
Investigations: Laboratory results: acidosis, anion gap and osmolar gap, recommended baseline investigations with interpretation. Unit conversion table: ECG interpretation in poisoning: Radiology.
Special populations: Paediatric poisoning: 1 tablet can kill (list), special precautions in management (overnight stay, paracetamol, risk of charcoal etc); Pregnancy and lactation and poisoning; and Geriatric poisoning
Section 3: Toxic Drugs (78 chapters)
Approach to diagnosis, investigation and management of the poisoned patient with all of the common drug presentations. Updated with 8 new drug chapters as per readers nominations and feedback
Section 4: Antidotes (29 chapters)
Detailed description of indications, contraindications, clinical administration and therapeutic end-points for all antidotes. New chapter on Intralipid, the latest development in antidote therapy
Section 5: Toxinology (16 chapters)
Approach to snakebite, spider and marine envenoming. New chapter on tick envenoming
Section 6: Antivenom (11 chapters)
Detailed description of indications, contraindications, clinical administration and therapeutic end-points for all antivenoms
Appendices Sample ECGs from poisoned patients; Drug concentrations and unit conversion chart; Guide to the management of allergic reaction to antivenom
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