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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherElsevier-Health Sciences Division
ISBN-100729544362
ISBN-139780729544368
eBay Product ID (ePID)28057254170
Product Key Features
Number of Pages560 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameToxicology Handbook
Publication Year2022
SubjectToxicology, Emergency Medicine
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaMedical
AuthorJason Armstrong, Ovidiu Pascu
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Length7.5 in
Item Width4.9 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number4
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingThe
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal615.9
SynopsisNow 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. Concisely written - helps the student, trainee, and clinician to find information quickly and easily A simple, easily remembered and elegant framework (R RSI DEAD) forming the basis of care for all toxicology patients Fully revised content , streamlined to be more user-friendly Evidence based and up to date - supports appropriate decision making Helps resolve common treatment dilemmas , including for digoxin and lithium poisoning, corrosive ingestions and management of envenomings Written and edited by experts in the field of toxicology An eBook included in all print purchases Expanded information on agents that are seen with increasing frequency in poisoned patients, including lamotrigine and pregabalin Updated detail on the management of agents including direct oral anticoagulants, digoxin, desvenlafaxine and corrosives Updated and standardised treatment recommendations for dysrhythmias, particularly resulting from drug-induced conduction abnormalities (QRS and QT prolongation) Simplified and standardised approaches to management (particularly cardiovascular toxicity from a variety of agents)