Poisoning & Drug OverdoseKent Russell Olson The best manual on the diagnosis and treatment of poisoning and drug overdose. Thoroughly updated, this reference features extensive tables summarizing toxicity and workplace exposure guidelines for over 500 industrial chemicals, an index containing the ingredients of over 150 common commercial products, and tabs for quick reference. |
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This section provides a stepwise approach to the evaluation and treatment of coma | 404 |
This section provides descriptions of therapeutic drugs and antidotes discussed | 510 |
This section describes the approach to hazardous materials incidents the evaluation | 631 |
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absorption acid acidosis activated charcoal acute Administer activated charcoal adult Adverse effects agents airway and assist anticholinergic antivenom arrhythmias assist ventilation blood bradycardia calcium carcinogen cardiac cause chemical chloride chronic Clinical presentation CNS depressant Colorless liquid coma concentrations cyanide Decontamination dermatitis Diagnosis drugs and antidotes Emergency and supportive Enhanced elimination ethanol exposure eyes and respiratory Flammable gastric lavage gastroenteritis glucose glycol half-life hemodialysis hemolysis hemoperfusion hepatic hypertension hyperthermia hypokalemia hypotension IDLH ingestion inhalation injury intoxication intravenous irritating to eyes laboratory studies include liver Mechanism of toxicity metabolic metabolic acidosis methemoglobinemia mg/kg mg/m³ nausea occur odor open airway oral overdose oxides patients PharmD phenytoin PMID poisoning ppm ERPG-3 Prehospital pulmonary edema renal failure respiratory tract result rhabdomyolysis seizures serum skin sodium Specific drugs Specific levels supportive measures symptoms tachycardia test animals therapy Toxic dose toxicity toxin treatment urine Vapor pressure ventilation if necessary vials vomiting warning property