Toxicology Cases for the Clinical and Forensic Laboratory brings together carefully selected case studies to teach important principles relating to drug and toxin exposures. Each case study includes contemporary clinical and forensic toxicologist studies that include a comprehensive analytical and clinical approach to patient management and address overdoses from designer drugs, to NSAIDS, to opioids, to stimulants. These cases present a comprehensive, analytical and clinical approach to managing a drug overdose. This is a must-have reference for clinical and forensic laboratory scientists, along with toxicology and pathology residents who need to know aspects of both.
- Brings together expert cases encompassing analytical toxicology, clinical medicine and basic science in a consolidated format
- Presents unique and challenging cases in clinical laboratories contributed by experts in the field
- Consolidated format that make concepts in toxicology easy to learn and teach
- Key learning points highlighted with multiple choice questions
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Elsevier Science & Techn.
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978-0-12-816373-3 (9780128163733)
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SECTION I - Basic Principles1. An Introduction to Clinical and Forensic Toxicology2. Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics3. Laboratory Methods in Toxicology4. Management of an Overdose Patient5. Alcohols: Volatiles and Glycols
SECTION II - Overview and Case Studies6. Analgesics and Anti-inflammatory Drugs7. Antibiotics8. Antidepressants and Antipsychotics9. Anticonvulsants10. Antineoplastic Drugs11. Cannabinoids12. Cardiotoxicity13. CNS Depressants: Benzodiazepines and Barbiturates14. CNS Stimulants15. Designer Drugs16. Hallucinogens and Psychedelics17. Immunosuppressive Drugs18. Opioids19. Toxic Herbals and Plants in U.S. 20. Toxic Gases21. Toxic Metals 22. Venoms and Pesticides23. Case Studies on Other Drugs