ABSTRACT

Revised and updated, this edition covers general principles of overdose management; the automonic nervous system, neurotransmitters and drugs; drugs used in psychiatry; cardiac drugs; agents that burn; gases and abnormal haemoglobin formation; the

part |2 pages

Part I. General Principles of Overdose Management

chapter 2|16 pages

Methods of Preventing Absorption

chapter 3|11 pages

Methods of Enhancing Drug Excretion

chapter 4|14 pages

The Role of the Laboratory

chapter 5|14 pages

Pharmacokinetics and Toxicokinetics

chapter 6|8 pages

Pharmacokinetics and Age Extremes

chapter 7|14 pages

Drug Interactions

part |2 pages

Part II. The Autonomic Nervous System, Neurotransmitters, and Drugs

chapter 8|15 pages

The Autonomic Nervous System

chapter 10|12 pages

Antimuscarinic Agents

chapter 11|11 pages

Antihistaminic Agents

chapter 12|8 pages

α-Adrenergic Agonists

chapter 13|5 pages

α-Adrenergic Blocking Agents

chapter 14|7 pages

β Receptor Agonists

chapter 15|11 pages

β-Adrenergic Blocking Agents

part |2 pages

Part III. Drugs Used In Psychiatry

chapter 16|25 pages

Cyclic Antidepressants

chapter 17|9 pages

Neuroleptic-Antipsychotic Agents

chapter 18|7 pages

Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors

chapter 19|9 pages

Lithium

part |2 pages

Part IV. Cardiac Drugs

chapter 20|16 pages

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chapter 21|18 pages

Digitalis Glycosides

chapter 22|14 pages

Calcium Channel Blockers

part |2 pages

Part V. Corrosive Agents

chapter 23|6 pages

Alkalis

chapter 24|6 pages

Acids

chapter 26|7 pages

Bums of the Skin

chapter 27|4 pages

Bums of the Eye

chapter 28|7 pages

Hydrofluoric Acid

chapter 29|4 pages

Alkaline Batteries

chapter 30|5 pages

Oxidizing Agents

part |2 pages

Part VI. Gases And Abnormal Hemoglobin Formation

chapter 31|10 pages

Inhalational Injuries

chapter 32|17 pages

Carbon Monoxide

chapter 33|14 pages

Cyanide

chapter 34|6 pages

Sulfide Poisoning

chapter 35|9 pages

Drugs and Toxins Causing Methemoglobinemia

part |2 pages

Part VII. The Alcohols

chapter 36|7 pages

Ethyl Alcohol

chapter 37|4 pages

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chapter 38|15 pages

Ethylene Glycol/Methanol

part |2 pages

Part VIII. Drugs Of Abuse

chapter 41|7 pages

Drugs of Abuse: Overview

chapter 43|7 pages

Withdrawal from Drugs of Abuse

chapter 44|10 pages

Narcotics

chapter 45|10 pages

Narcotic Antagonists

chapter 46|4 pages

Sedative-Hypnotics

chapter 47|5 pages

Barbiturates

chapter 48|5 pages

Benzodiazepines

chapter 49|9 pages

Nonbarbiturates-Nonbenzodiazepines

chapter 50|14 pages

Central Nervous System Stimulants

chapter 51|13 pages

Cocaine

chapter 52|8 pages

Phencyclidine

chapter 53|10 pages

Volatile Inhalants

chapter 54|4 pages

Hallucinogens

chapter 55|4 pages

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part |2 pages

Part IX. Agents for Pain

chapter 56|14 pages

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chapter 57|14 pages

Salicylates

chapter 58|12 pages

Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Agents

part |2 pages

Part X. Metals and Antagonists

chapter 59|4 pages

Metals

chapter 60|6 pages

Heavy Metal Antagonists

chapter 61|11 pages

Mercury

chapter 62|14 pages

Lead

chapter 63|9 pages

Arsenic

chapter 64|10 pages

Iron

chapter 65|8 pages

Miscellaneous Metals

part |2 pages

Part XI. Miscellaneous Agents

chapter 66|11 pages

Theophylline

chapter 67|10 pages

Anticonvulsants

chapter 68|5 pages

Isoniazid

part |2 pages

Part XII. Botanical Agents

chapter 69|14 pages

Plants

chapter 70|10 pages

Mushrooms

part |2 pages

Part XIII. Toxins in Food

chapter 71|7 pages

Sulfites and Monosodium Glutamate

chapter 72|6 pages

Botulism

chapter 73|5 pages

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part |2 pages

Part XIV. Venomous Creatures

chapter 74|12 pages

Snakes

chapter 75|7 pages

Spiders

chapter 76|3 pages

Scorpions

chapter 77|4 pages

Bees

chapter 78|4 pages

Ants

part |2 pages

Part XV. Environmental Agents

chapter 79|10 pages

Pesticides

chapter 80|6 pages

Insecticides

chapter 81|13 pages

AChE Inhibitors

chapter 82|8 pages

Herbicides

chapter 83|4 pages

Nicotine

chapter 84|3 pages

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chapter 85|10 pages

Hydrocarbons