The Toxicology Handbook for Clinicians

The Toxicology Handbook for Clinicians provides you with quick access to common ingestions you are likely to see in the Emergency Department. Chapters covering pesticides, cardiovascular drugs, drugs of abuse, and many more put essential topics right at your fingertips. Each chapter follows a similar organisation, enabling you to find information quick and easy when time is of the essence.


Features

* Bulletted format makes information easy to access and read
* Chapters follow the same organisation — Introduction and Overview, Substances, Toxicity and Clinical Presentation, Laboratory Evaluation, Treatment, Special Considerations, Admission Criteria/Disposition, Pearls and Pitfalls, References/Suggested Readings — allowing readers to find information they need quickly
* Full of clinical tips including Toxin-Induced Changes in Vital Signs, Toxins That Cause Odor of Breath, The Skin, Toxidromes, Drugs with Antidotes, References, The Toxicology Laboratory, When to Order Toxicology Screens, Street Names for Drugs of Abuse, and more!
* Chapters logically organised by types of drug like Pesticides, Cardiovascular Drugs, Drugs of Abuse for ease of use

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Contents

Section I – Common Ingestions and Exposures You Might See
Chapter 1 Salicylates (Aspirin) Chapter 2 Acetaminophen Chapter 3 Antidepressants 1. Tricyclic Antidepressants 2. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors 3. Lithium Chapter 4 Benzodiazepines Chapter 5 Atypical Antipsychotics Chapter 6 Antihistamines and Anticholinergics Chapter 7 Organophosphate Pesticides Chapter 8 Cardiovascular Drugs 1. Calcium Channel Blockers 2. B-Adrenergic Receptor Antagonists 3. Digoxin Chapter 9 Drugs of Abuse 1. Cocaine 2. Amphetamine and Methamphetamine 3. MDMA (Ecstasy) 4. Heroin 5. Marijuana (THC) 6. Mushrooms (Hallucinogenic) 7. Selected New Drugs of Abuse Chapter 10 Date-Rape Drugs Chapter 11 Toxic Alcohols 1. Methanol 2. Ethylene Glycol 3. Isopropyl Alcohol Chapter 12 Metals: Arsenic, Lead, Mercury, and Metal Fume Fever Chapter 13 Caustic Ingestions Chapter 14 Hydrocarbons Chapter 15 Toxic Gases 1. Cyanide 2. Carbon Monoxide 3. Chloramine 4. Hydrogen Sulfide Chapter 16 Snakes and Spiders 1. Snakes 2. Spiders Chapter 17 Toxic Foods 1. Ciguatera Fish Poisoning 2. Tetrodotoxin Poisoning 3. Scombroid Fish Poisoning 4. Shellfish Toxicology
Section II – Special Tox Conditions
Chapter 18 Methemoglobinemia Chapter 19 Rhabdomyolysis Chapter 20 Prolonged QT/QRS Chapter 21 Toxin-Induced Seizures Chapter 22 Metabolic Acidosis with Anion Gap Chapter 23 Osmolal Gap Chapter 24 Over-Anticoagulation Chapter 25 Chemical Warfare (Primer)
Section III – Toxicology Mnemonics and Useful Pearls
Appendix A Toxicology Mnemonics, Acronyms, and Pearls Appendix B The Toxicology Lab Appendix C Antidotes Appendix D Street Names for Drugs of Abuse Appendix E Adverse Effect Monitoring