Key Topics in Acute Poisoning
Published in June 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-85996-114-8 (ISBN)
Description
Key Topics in Acute Poisoning provides the essential information and current treatment guidelines so that the reader can rapidly acquire an understanding of the principles and practice required when dealing with acutely poisoned patients. This book is essential reading for Accident and Emergency doctors, general medicine physicians, GPs, Paediatric physicians. It should also be used as a revision guide for the MRCP. FRCS (AandE) and MRCP (Paeds).
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85996-114-8 (9781859961148)
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Content
Acid-base balance; Alkali; Alcohol; Amanita phalloides; Amphetamines; Anion gap abnormalities; Antabuse; Antiocoagulants; Anticonvulsants; Antidotes; Aspirin; Barbiturates; B-blockers; Battery ingestion; Benzodiazepines; Bleaches/corrosives; Body packers; Calcium channel blocking drugs; Cannabis; Carbon monoxide poisoning; Cardio pulmonary resuscitation; Cathartics; Charcoal; Chloral hydrate Chloroquine; Cocaine/crack; Colchicine; Convulsions CS gas; Cyanide; Dantrolene; Dextroproxyphene; Diagoxin; Ecstasy; Envenomation/adder bites; Epidemiology; Essential oils; Ethanol; Ethyleneglycol/antifreeze; Eye toxicity; Flumazenil; Foam inhalation; GBH/KHAT; Gut decontamination; Heavy metals; Herbal preparations; Heroin; Historical - famous medical poisoners; Household goods; Hydrofluoric acid; Hyperthermia; Hypoglycaemic agent; Hypothermia; Ipecacuanha; Iron; Lithium; Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD); Marijuana; Marine poisonings; Mental health act and common law; Methaemoglobinaemia; Methanol; Monamine oxidase inhibitors; Mushrooms and fungi; Naloxone; Nephrotoxicity; Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; Opiates; Organophosphates; OTC products/household products; Paracetamol Paraquat; Petroleum distillates and turpentine; Phenocyclidine; Phenothiazine; Plants; Poison information services -Toxbase and Poison Information Centres; Pregnancy; Psychiatry; Quinine; Radiation and chemical decontamimation; Resuscitation; Rhabdomyolysis; Serotonin syndrome; Smoke inhalation; SSRIs; Strychnine; Triage and severity grading in poisoned patients; Tricyclics; Theophylline; Thyrotoxic; TICTAC; Toxic syndromes; Toxicology analysis; Volatile substance abuse - butane/gasoline; Warfarin; Whole bowel