ADVANCED CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY

Poisoning Recognition, Antidotes & Overdose Management.

von Lonnie Cronin, Chasity Brekke

454 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

When a poisoned patient arrives unstable, every minute of reasoning matters.

Advanced Clinical Toxicology is a structured medical reference for clinicians, trainees, toxicology pharmacists, and acute care teams who need a clear framework for understanding toxic exposures. Written for readers with a foundation in medical physiology and pharmacology, this book connects toxidrome recognition, toxicokinetic reasoning, antidotal pharmacology, decontamination decisions, and disposition planning in one clinically organized volume.

Inside, you will find focused coverage of major pharmaceutical exposures, metabolic toxicology, sedative and stimulant presentations, cardiotoxic agents, psychotropic emergencies, toxic inhalation injuries, cholinergic pesticides, heavy metals, caustics, envenomations, special populations, and mass casualty toxicology. The chapter structure is designed to support both board-oriented study and practical clinical review without reducing complex poisoning care to disconnected memorization.

- Recognize major toxidromes through vital signs, pupil findings, skin clues, neuromuscular signs, and mental status patterns.- Understand the mechanisms behind absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination, delayed toxicity, and antidote selection.- Review clinically relevant categories of pharmaceutical, environmental, occupational, and biological exposures.- Strengthen exam preparation with organized learning objectives, case-based reasoning, and recurring clinical decision frameworks.- Build confidence in risk assessment, poison center consultation, monitoring decisions, and escalation pathways.- Use a professional reference that balances mechanistic depth with emergency-focused clarity.

This book is intended for educational and professional reference use and should be applied alongside current institutional protocols, poison center guidance, and licensed clinical judgment.

Add Advanced Clinical Toxicology to your medical shelf if you need a rigorous, organized, and practical resource for studying poisoning recognition and acute toxic exposure care.

• Reihe: Independently published
• ISBN: 9798180237835
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 05.06.2026
• Größe: 279 x 216 mm
• Verlag: RJ Koehler