This book is dedicated to practice critical care toxicology and improve outcomes of poisoned patients in the era of complex poisonings with evidence-based guidelines in the field of medical toxicology. It will highlight the nuances of clinical toxicology with in-depth and most recent management of poisoning. It will serve physicians working in the fields of critical care medicine, emergency medicine, internal medicine and other allied specialties involved in the management of critically-ill poisoned patients.
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42 Abbildungen, 16 Farbfotos bzw. farbige Rasterbilder
16 Halftones, color; 42 Illustrations
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Höhe: 279 mm
Breite: 216 mm
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978-93-5270-674-7 (9789352706747)
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Section 1 General Management of Poisoning or Overdose
1. Approach to Unknown Poisoning
2. Laboratory Tests in Poisoning
3. Acid Base Disorders in Poisoning
4. Antidotes.
5. Lipid Emulsion Therapy in the Management of Acute Poisonings
6. Understanding Forensic Toxicology for the Critical Care Specialist
Section 2 Drugs of Abuse
7. Central Nervous System Depressants: Overdose And Management
8. Sympathomimetic Drugs.
9. Cocaine
10. Newer Drugs of Abuse.
Section 3 CNS Toxins
11. Toxin induced seizures.
12. Toxic Alcohols
13. Botulism.
14. Anticonvulsant Overdose
Section 4 Pulmonary Toxins
15. Approach to Respiratory Failure
16. Inhalation Poisoning
17. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Section 5 Cardiac Toxins
18. Approach to Patient with
19. Aluminum Phosphide
20. Beta-blocker and Calcium Channel Blocker Overdose
21. Sodium channel blockers: TCA, serotonin, and anti-histamines
22. Digoxin and Other Cardiac Glycosides
Section 6 Gastrointestinal and Liver Toxins
23. Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) Poisoning.
24. Nsaid Overdose
25. Corrosive Ingestion: Acids and Alkalis
Section 7 Hematological Toxins
26. Warfarin and Superwarfarin Toxicity
27. Overdose of Newer Anticoagulants.
28. Dyshemoglobinemias
Section 8 Renal toxins and Extracorporeal Therapies
29.Approach to Toxin Induced Acute Renal Failure.
30. Extracorporeal Therapies in the Management of Acute Poisoning: Specific Poisons.
31.Extra Corporeal Toxin Removal: General Principles.
32. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Section 9 Pesticides and Rodenticides
33. Management of Organophosphate Poisoning.
34. Carbamates and Newer Insecticides
35. Herbicide Poisoning (Paraquat and Diquat
36. Organochlorine Pesticides.
37. Rodenticide Poisoning
Section 10 Miscellaneous Toxicities
38. Heavy Metal Poisoning
39. Envenomation
40. Plant Poisoning In India
41. Mushroom poisoning
42. Methotrexate and Other Chemotherapeutic Agents Toxicity.
43. Metformin and other oral hypoglycemic agents
44. Chemical and Biological Warfare.
Index
