<p>Numerous references describe the initial treatment of the acutely poisoned patient; however, this new book is the first major critical care toxicology resource that details patient care from hospital admission and treatment all the way through stabilization, monitoring, and discharge. It presents practical, state-of-the-art treatment recommendations based on initial and subsequent presentation of symptoms, and describes when it's safe to discharge the patient.</p>
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<li>Individual sections comprehensively cover general management of the critically poisoned patient · toxic syndromes · poisoning by medications · drugs of abuse · chemical agents · biological toxins · agents of chemical and biological terrorism · and antidotes. </li>
<li>Each chapter features the guidance of medical toxicologists who have particular expertise in the area discussed. </li>LI&gt;Coverage includes discussions of the specific clinical concerns involved in treating poisoned pediatric, pregnant, and geriatric patients, as well as general psychiatric issues relevant to the critically poisoned patient.</ul>

Critical Care Toxicology: Diagnosis and Management of the Critically Poisoned Patient

Medical Books

KEVIN WALLACE

Jeffrey Brent

Keith Burkhart

Medicine

Mosby

Building on the previous edition with contributions from internationally renowned experts this book provides a fully comprehensive resource for managing the post emergency/treatment stage of acute poisoning. Chapters incorporate evidence-based paradigms with up-to-date citations from the original medical literature. Topic areas covered include: diagnosis and management of the critically poisoned patient, including pediatric patients and poisoning in pregnancy; toxic syndromes including hepatoxic and pulmonary syndromes as well as poisonings from medications, drugs of abuse, chemical and biological agents. This book is an essential resource for Clinical Toxicologists, Intensivists and Emergency Medicine specialists in training and in practice.

Critical Care Toxicology

New York, NY : Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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