Main description:

Derived from the definitive guide to medical toxicology, this hands-on companion provides accurate information for diagnosing and treating poisoned patients on the spot

After more than a decade on the market, Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies has established itself as the go-to reference for medical toxicology-and this companion manual distills the most important information into a portable, easy-to-navigate resource.

Goldfrank's Manual of Toxicologic Emergencies distills critical information into short summaries and synopses, so you can use it to treat patients in clinical settings or for quick review of critical topics. Fully updated to ensure all information is completely current, this new edition is filled with tables, figures, images, and other visuals to make finding the right answers quick and easy. Each chapter is a direct distillation of the corresponding chapter in Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies.

Whether you're a medical toxicologist, pharmacist, physician, nurse practitioner, or student, Goldfrank's Manual of Toxicologic Emergencies provides all the right answers where and when you need them.

Covers the full range of xenobiotics:

Includes pharmaceuticals, recreational drugs, and substances of abuse; food and plant toxins; envenomations; household toxins; pesticides and herbicides; rodenticides; metals; poison gases; and environmental toxins
Systematically reviews toxicokinetics, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic testing, and management for each xenobiotic
Provides "Antidotes in Brief"-at-a-glance guides to specific antidotes and their primary applications

Authoritative answers at your fingertips:

How to manage the poisoned or overdosed patient
What techniques effectively eliminate toxins
Which imaging modalities yield the best results

Contents:

The table of contents (below) will mirror the main text, both for completeness and ease of cross-referencing.

Historical Principles and Perspectives

Toxicologic Misfortunes and Catastrophes in History

PART A

THE GENERAL APPROACH TO THE PATIENT

Initial Evaluation of the Patient: Vital Signs and Toxic Syndromes

Principles of Managing the Acutely Poisoned or Overdosed Patient

SC1. Principles of Antidote Stocking

Decontamination Principles: Prevention of Gastrointestinal Absorption

SC2. Decontamination Principles: Prevention of Dermal, ophthalmic and inhalational Absorption

A1. Activated Charcoal

A2. Whole-Bowel Irrigation and Other Intestinal Evacuants

Principles and Techniques Applied to Enhance Elimination

Laboratory Principles

Principles of Diagnostic Imaging

Pharmacokinetic and Toxicokinetic Principles

PART B

THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF MEDICALTOXICOLOGY

SECTION I

BIOCHEMICAL AND MOLECULAR CONCEPTS

Chemical Principles

Biochemical and Metabolic Principles

Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Principles

Neurotransmitters and Neuromodulators

Withdrawal Principles

SECTION II

PATHOPHYSIOLOGIC BASIS: ORGAN SYSTEMS

Cardiologic Principles I: Electrophysiologic and Electrocardiographic Principles

Cardiologic Principles II: Hemodynamics

Dermatologic Principles

SC3. Transdermal Toxicology

Gastrointestinal Principles

Genitourinary Principles

Hematologic Principles

Hepatic Principles

Neurologic Principles

Oncologic Principles

Ophthalmic Principles

Otolaryngologic Principles

Psychiatric Principles

SC4. patient violence

Respiratory Principles

Thermoregulatory Principles

SECTION III

SPECIAL POPULATIONS

Reproductive and Perinatal Principles

Pediatric Principles

Geriatric Principles

PART C

THE CLINICAL BASIS OF MEDICAL TOXICOLOGY

SECTION I

A. ANALGESICS AND ANTIINFLAMMATORY MEDICATIONS

Acetaminophen

A3. N-Acetylcysteine

Colchicine, Podophyllin, and the Vinca Alkaloids

Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs

Opioids

A4. Opioid antagonists

SC5. Internal Concealment of Xenobiotics

SC6. Harm Reduction for Opioid Overdose

Salicylates

A5. Sodium bicarbonate

B. Food, Diet, and Nutrition

Botulism

A6. botulinum antitoxin

Food Poisoning

Dieting Xenobiotics and Regimens

Athletic Performance Enhancers

Essential Oils

Plantand Animal-Derived Dietary Supplements

Vitamins

Iron