The Toxicology Handbook provides an easily followed approach to the assessment and management of common, unusual and life-threatening poisonings. Separate sections address envenoming problems specific to Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. This easy-to-use handbook has a practical clinical focus and contains the authors' "Handy tips" and "Pitfalls" together with paediatric and pregnancy considerations.Locally relevant information on bites stings and envenomation; first of its type.Paediatric and pregnant considerationsIncludes nursing considerationsClinical practical focusWritten by physicians actively involved in managing patients with acute and common poisonings. Developed in close consultation with end usersHandbook style

Toxicology Handbook

Medical Books

Armstrong MD FACEM, Jason

Pascu MD FACEM, Ovidiu

Murray MBBS FACEM, Lindsay

Daly MBBS FACEM, Frank

Little MBBS FACEM MPH&TM DTM&H IDHA, Mark

Cadogan MA(Oxon) MBChB FACEM FFSEM, Mike

Medicine

Churchill Livingstone Australia

An updated guide to the approach, assessment and management of poisoned patients Poisoning is a common emergency department presentation, and is the third major cause of hospital admission in Australia. The new edition of this all-encompassing toxicology reference describes the risk assessment-based approach pioneered by its principal authors. The Toxicology Handbook is written for hospital-based doctors at all levels and is divided into six sections, including an approach to the poisoned patient, specific toxins, antidotes, toxinology and antivenom. It also deals with specific toxicology considerations like alcohol abuse, dependence and withdrawal, and poisoning in children and the elderly. Important locally relevant information on bites, stings and envenoming is also included. The concise layout of this didactic medical guide enables readers to quickly locate required information – essential in a poisoning emergency. Established as a primary reference in Australian Poisons Information Centres, the Toxicology Handbook is useful for doctors, nurses, ambulance service paramedics and pharmacists alike. • all chapters and references reviewed and updated • a major review of snake bite management and snake antivenoms in light of new evidence • new chapters on mushroom poisoning, plant poisoning, amphetamine abuse and solvent abuse • new chapters on poisoning with newer anticonvulsant drugs, barbiturates, button batteries, chloral hydrate, local anaesthetic agents, quinine and tramadol • a new antidote chapter on intravenous lipid emulsion • book chapters have been reorganised for enhanced clinical usability – for example, consolidation of drugs of abuse • now available in an enhanced electronic format

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.
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<li>Guides clinicians through drug administration and treatment</li>
<li>Includes 'handy tips' and 'pitfalls'</li>
<li>Incorporates drug dosages and administration are based on current pharmacological regulations</li>
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<li>Content on drug dosage and administration based on the most up-to-date pharmacological regulations on toxicology </li>
<li>Geographical locations of envenomings from snakes, spiders and jellyfish are portrayed on illustrated maps</li>
<li>New subchapters include Newer oral anticoagulants (NOACs) and Paracetamol: Modified release formulations</li>
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Now in its fourth edition, the Toxicology Handbook is Australia's leading reference guide for quick and evidence-informed decision making on treatment of the acutely poisoned patient. The book has been streamlined and fully updated to provide a comprehensive yet concise guide for all medical practitioners and health-care professionals who deal with poisonings. It contains quickly accessible information on poisons, toxins, antidotes, envenomings and antivenoms, and uses a structured and rigorous risk assessment-based approach to guide appropriate treatment decisions. Written by leading Australian specialists in toxicology and informed by the latest clinical research, this is a must-have addition to all emergency departments and poison information centres. <ul> <li>Concisely written - helps the student, trainee, and clinician to find information quickly and easily</li> <li>A simple, easily remembered and elegant framework (R RSI DEAD) forming the basis of care for all toxicology patients</li> <li>Fully revised content, streamlined to be more user-friendly</li> <li>Evidence based and up to date - supports appropriate decision making</li> <li>Helps resolve common treatment dilemmas, including for digoxin and lithium poisoning, corrosive ingestions and management of envenomings</li> <li>Written and edited by experts in the field of toxicology</li> <li>An eBook included in all print purchases</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Expanded information on agents that are seen with increasing frequency in poisoned patients, including lamotrigine and pregabalin</li> <li>Updated detail on the management of agents including direct oral anticoagulants, digoxin, desvenlafaxine and corrosives</li> <li>Updated and standardised treatment recommendations for dysrhythmias, particularly resulting from drug-induced conduction abnormalities (QRS and QT prolongation)</li> <li>Simplified and standardised approaches to management (particularly cardiovascular toxicity from a variety of agents)</li> </ul>

The Toxicology Handbook

Elsevier

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