1st Edition

Color Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming

By Diaz James Copyright 2007
    560 Pages 350 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    The Color Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming is the only full-color resource available for the immediate visual association and the rapid identification of envenoming species, resultant lesions, clinical outcomes of envenoming or poisoning, and recommended treatment strategies to limit toxic exposures and injuries. With no-nonsense, bulleted text, tables, figure legends, and diagrams, this atlas provides an immediate reference for use in emergency differential diagnosis.

    BASIC TOXICOLOGY
    The Pharmacology of Human Poisoning
    The General Management of the Poisoned Patient
    Physical and Laboratory Evaluation of the Poisoned Patient
    Antidotes

    MEDICAL TOXICOLOGY
    Poisonings with Over-the-Counter Analgesics, Opoids, and Pharmaceutical Additives
    Poisonings with Vitamins, Minerals, Herbal Agents, and Alternative and Complementary Agents
    Poisonings with Common Household Products
    Reproductive and Perinatal Toxicology
    Poisonings with Analgesic Adjuvants, Psychotropics, Sedative-Hypnotics, and Illicit Substances
    Poisonings with Cardiovascular Medications
    Miscellaneous Poisonings with Commonly Prescribed Drugs: Antibiotics, Hypoglycemics, Cancer Chemotherapeutics

    ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY
    Food Poisoning
    Seafood Poisoning
    Mushroom Poisoning
    Plant Poisoning
    Terrestrial Envenoming
    Marine Envenoming
    Arthropod Vectors of Human Infectious Diseases

    INDUSTRIAL OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY
    Pesticide and Herbicide Poisoning
    Volatile Organic Chemical Poisoning
    Heavy Metal Poisoning
    Poison Gas Exposures
    Biochemical Warfare Agent Exposures
    Forensic Toxicology: Workplace Substances Abuse Monitoring

    EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND ANALYSIS
    Epidemiological Design and Statistical Analysis of Toxicological Investigations

    Biography

    Diaz James