| Description |
xvii, 537 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
The pharmacology of human poisoning -- The general management of the poisoned patient -- Physical, diagnostic, and laboratory evaluation of the poisoned patient -- Antidotes -- Poisonings with over-the-counter analgesics, opioids, and pharmaceutical additives -- Poisonings with vitamins, minerals, herbal agents, and alternative and complementary agents -- Poisonings with common household products -- Reproductive and perinatal toxicology -- Poisonings with analgesic adjuvants, psychotropics, sedative-hypnotics, and illicit substances -- Poisonings with cardiovascular medications -- |
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Miscellaneous poisonings with commonly prescribed drugs : antibiotics, hypoglycemics, cancer chemotherapeutics -- Food poisoning -- Seafood poisoning -- Mushroom poisoning -- Plant poisoning -- Terrestrial envenoming -- Marine envenoming -- Arthropod vectors of human infectious diseases -- Pesticide and herbicide poisoning -- Volatile organic chemical poisoning -- Heavy metal poisoning -- Poison gas exposures -- Biochemical warfare agent exposures -- Forensic toxicology : workplace substance abuse monitoring -- Epidemiological design and analysis of toxicological investigations |
| Summary |
"The Color Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming is the only full-color resource available for the immediate identification of envenoming species, resultant lesions, clinical outcomes, and recommended treatments. Organized in an easily accessible fashion, the atlas offers general information on poisoning management and antidotes. With bulleted text, tables, figure legends, and diagrams, this atlas provides an immediate reference for use in emergency situations."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Poisoning -- Atlases.
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Poisons -- Atlases.
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Toxicology -- Atlases.
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Poisoning.
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Toxicology.
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Antidotes.
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Poisons.
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Toxins, Biological.
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Venoms.
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| Genre/Form |
Atlas.
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Atlases.
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| LC no. |
2005033450 |
| ISBN |
9780849322150 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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0849322154 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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