Poisoning and Drug Overdose 6th Edition by Kent Olson delivers critical information on effective diagnosis and treatment of drug-related emergencies and chemical exposures. This book provides practical advice for the diagnosis and management of poisoning and drug overdose and concise information about common industrial chemicals.
The manual is divided into four sections and an index. Section I leads the reader through initial emergency management, including treatment of coma, hypotension, and other common complications; physical and laboratory diagnosis; and methods of decontamination and enhanced elimination of poisons. Section II provides detailed information for approximately 150 common drugs and poisons.
Section III describes the use and side effects of approximately 60 antidotes and therapeutic drugs. Section IV describes the medical management of chemical spills and occupational chemical exposures and includes a table of over 500 chemicals. The Index is comprehensive and extensively cross-referenced.
The manual is designed to allow the reader to move quickly from section to section, obtaining the needed information from each. For example, in managing a patient with isoniazid intoxication, the reader will find specific information about isoniazid toxicity in Section II, practical advice for gut decontamination and management of complications such as seizures in Section I, and detailed information about dosing and side effects for the antidote pyridoxine in Section III.
The book covers the basic evaluation and treatment of people who are poisoned, including specific chemical agents, therapeutic drugs and antidotes, and environmental and occupational chemicals. This book is novel and comprehensive in that occupational and environmental toxins are included with drugs and therapeutic agents within a framework of poisoning management. There are few illustrations, which does not affect the book's quality or utility, but more illustrations in the first section on basic evaluation and treatment would be helpful.
It includes practical advice for the diagnosis and management of poisoning and drug overdose and concise information about common industrial chemicals. These are worthy objectives and updated editions are required so that information is as current as possible.
This is an excellent resource for poison control centers, toxicologists, and healthcare practitioners for the diagnosis, treatment, and management of poisonings as a result of exposure to a wide variety of industrial, therapeutic, illicit, and environmental chemicals.
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