Toxicology Handbook is a practical evidence-based guide on the care of the poisoned patient. This concise text is informed by the latest clinical research and takes a rigorous and structured risk assessment-based approach to decision making in the context of clinical toxicology. It assists the clinician to quickly find information on poisons, toxins, antidotes, envenomings and antivenoms and determine the appropriate treatment for the acutely poisoned patient. Guides clinicians through drug administration and treatment Includes 'handy tips' and 'pitfalls' Incorporates drug dosages and administration are based on current pharmacological regulations Content on drug dosage and administration based on the most up-to-date pharmacological regulations Geographical locations of envenomings from snakes, spiders and jellyfish are portrayed on illustrated maps New subchapters include Newer oral anticoagulants (NOACs) and Paracetamol: Modified release formulations
Beginning with a broad overview of metals, metalloids, redox biology, and neurodegeneration and going further into the roles, benefits, and toxicity of metals with each section, the text contains 28 chapters from eminent researchers and ...
This reference describes 683 medicinal agents, 317 nonmedicinal agents, 217 biological agents, 57 herbal agents, 111 diagnostic tests or procedures, and 78 antidotes and drugs used in toxicology. Each entry...
The Handbook of Toxicology, Third Edition provides an updated practical reference source for practicing toxicologists in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, contract laboratories, regulatory agencies, and academia.
B. Common. Methodologies. Screening. Tests. • Immunoassay • Theory: An antibody reacts against a particular drug or drug class. ... Spectrophotometry • Theory: Measures the changes in the wavelength of light passing through a substance.
Increasing its depth and scope with analyses of newer drugs, chemicals, and environmental toxins, including drugs that have recently been approved by the FDA, the book is a compendium of useful resources."--Résumé de l'éditeur
Look for these outstanding features: Completely updated nursing-focused drug monographs featuring 3,500 generic, brand-name, and combination drugs in an easy A-to-Z format NEW 32 brand-new FDA-approved drugs in this edition, including the ...
The book takes readings systematically through the target organs, before detailing current preventative and counter measures.
This volume is the second volume of a two-volume work which emphasizes toxic effects in humans, along with discussions on the toxic effects of animals and biological systems in vitro when relevant.
The Second Edition of the best-selling Handbook of Toxicology gives you the information you need in a single referen
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