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Now 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.
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The Toxicology Handbook: 4ed
Now 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 centers.
- 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 standardized treatment recommendations for dysrhythmias, particularly resulting from drug-induced conduction abnormalities (QRS and QT prolongation)
- Simplified and standardized approaches to management (particularly cardiovascular toxicity from a variety of agents)
| Book | |
|---|---|
| Author | Armstrong, Jason |
| Pages | 560 |
| Year | 8/27/2022 |
| ISBN | 9780729544368 |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Language | English |
| Uncategorized | |
| Edition | 4/e |
| Weight | 0.56 |
| Binding | Paperback |