Toxicology cases for the clinical and forensic laboratory /
This book brings together carefully selected case studies to teach important principles relating to drug and toxin exposures. Each case study includes contemporary clinical and forensic toxicologist studies that include a comprehensive analytical and clinical approach to patient management and addre...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Academic Press,
2020.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This book brings together carefully selected case studies to teach important principles relating to drug and toxin exposures. Each case study includes contemporary clinical and forensic toxicologist studies that include a comprehensive analytical and clinical approach to patient management and address overdoses from designer drugs, to NSAIDS, to opioids, to stimulants. These cases present a comprehensive, analytical and clinical approach to managing a drug overdose. This is a must-have reference for clinical and forensic laboratory scientists, along with toxicology and pathology residents who need to know aspects of both.-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | References-II. Overview and case studies-5 Alcohols: volatiles and glycols-Introduction-Ethanol-Pharmacology of ethanol-Pharmacokinetics-Pharmacodynamics-Treatment of ethanol abuse-Specimen collection and the analysis of ethanol-Specimen types-Specimen collection-Blood ethanol analysis-Breath ethanol-Oral fluid (saliva) ethanol-Vitreous fluid ethanol-Biomarkers of ethanol use-Interpretation issues-Preanalytical considerations-Analytical considerations-Postanalytical considerations-Methanol-Pharmacology of methanol |
| ISBN: | 9780128163733 0128163739 |