The 5 Minute Toxicology Consult is a reliable rapid-access guide to assessing and treating poisoned patients. Designed and organized for quick consultation and focused on practical clinical issues, the book covers the full range of chemicals, medications, natural compounds, adverse interactions, and patient presentations with toxicologic causes. Each chapter is divided into standard categories flagged by icons--Basics, Diagnosis, Signs/Symptoms, Treatment, Follow-up, and Pitfalls. An entire section is devoted to evaluating patients with suspected but unidentified poisoning. At least two experi.

Includes index.

880-01Cover; Copyright; Editors; Dedication; Preface; Contents; Section I General Approach; Nontoxic Ingestion; Elimination Enhancement; Drug Screening; Section II Patient Presentations with Toxicologic Causes; Acute Renal Failure; Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (Unexplained); Anticholinergic Syndrome; Ascending Paralysis; Asymptomatic Patient Presentation; Body Packer Body Stuffer; Bradycardia Toxidrome; Bradypnea; Cholinergic Syndrome (Unexplained); Coma; Extravasation of Drugs; Gulf War Syndrome; Hearing Abnormalities; Hyperkalemia; Hypertension; Hyperthermia; Hypotension; Hypothermia. Metal Fume FeverMethemoglobinemia; Movement Disorders; Multiple Chemical Sensitivity; Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome and Serotonin Syndrome; Odors; One Pill Can Kill; Osmolar Gap; Peripheral Neuropathy; Pulmonary Edema; Seizures; Tachycardia; Tachypnea; Unknown Ingestion; Urinary Color Change; Ventricular Dysrhythmias; Visual Loss Complaints; Withdrawal-Depressants and Stimulants; Section III Antidotes; Activated Charcoal; Adenosine; Atropine; Black Widow Spider Antivenom; Botulinum Antitoxin; British Anti-Lewisite; Calcium; Cholestyramine; Cyanide Antidote Package; Dantrolene; Deferoxamine. DextroseDigoxin Immune Fab (Digibind); Edrophonium; Ethanol; Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid EDTA; Flumazenil; Folic Acid Leucovorin; Fomepizole (Antizol); Glucagon; Hyperbaric Oxygen; Ipecac Syrup; Magnesium Sulfate; Methylene Blue; N-Acetylcysteine; Naloxone and Nalmefene; Nitroprusside; Penicillamine; Physostigmine; Pralidoxime; Protamine Sulfate; Pyridoxine; Snake Antivenom-Crotalid and Elapid Snakes; Sodium Bicarbonate; Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate; Succimer; Thiamine; Vitamin K; Whole-Bowel Irrigation; Section IV Chemical and Biological Agents; Acetaminophen-Acute Single Ingestion.

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