Overview

This is a portable handbook that provides a simple guide to the management of poisonings and envenoming specific to the Australian, New Zealand and South Pacific regions. It is a didactic guide to the appropriate principles in approach, assessment and management of poisoned patients at point of care.

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Author:   Dr. Lindsay Murray ,  Frank Daly, MBBS, FACEM ,  Dr. Mark Little ,  Mike Cadogan, MA(Oxon), MBChB, FACEM
Publisher:   Elsevier Australia
Imprint:   Churchill Livingstone
Dimensions:   Width: 12.30cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 18.60cm
Weight:   0.527kg
ISBN:  

9780729537896

ISBN 10:   0729537897
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   27 December 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Approach to the poisoned patient 1.1 Approach to the 'Poisoned Patient' 1.2 Resuscitation 1.3 Risk Assessment 1.4 Supportive Care and Monitoring 1.5 Investigations 1.6 Gastrointestinal Decontamination 1.7 Enhanced Elimination 1.8 Antidotes 1.9 Disposition Chapter 2: Specific considerations 2.1 Approach to Coma 2.2 Approach to Hypotension 2.3 Approach to Seizures 2.4 Agitated Delirium 2.5 Serotonin Syndrome 2.6 Anticholinergic Syndrome 2.7 Cholinergic Syndrome 2.8 Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome 2.9 Alcohol Abuse, Dependence and Withdrawal 2.10 Sedative-Hypnotic Withdrawal 2.11 Opioid Withdrawal 2.12 Body Packers and Stuffers 2.13 Principles of Snakebite Management in Australia 2.14 Osmolality and Osmolar Gap 2.15 Approach to Acid-Base Problems 2.16 The 12-lead ECG in Toxicology 2.17 Pregnancy and Lactation 2.18 Paediatric Considerations 2.19 Poisoning in the Elderly Chapter 3: Toxic drugs 3.1 Alcohol: Ethanol 3.2 Alcohol: Ethylene glycol 3.3 Alcohol: Isopropylalcohol 3.4 Alcohol: Methanol 3.5 Alcohols: Other Toxic Alcohols 3.6 Amiodarone 3.7 Amisulpride 3.8 Amphetamines 3.9 Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors 3.10 Anticoagulant Rodenticides 3.11 Antihistamines: Non-Sedating 3.12 Antihistamines: Sedating 3.13 Arsenic 3.14 Beta-Blockers 3.15 Baclofen 3.16 Benzodiazepines 3.17 Benztropine 3.18 Bupropion 3.19 Calcium Channel Blockers (CCBs) 3.20 Cannabinoids (Marijuana) 3.21 Carbamazepine 3.22 Carbon Monoxide 3.23 Chloroquine 3.24 Clonidine 3.25 Clozapine 3.26 Cocaine 3.27 Colchicine 3.28 Corrosives 3.29 Cyanide 3.30 Digoxin: Acute Overdose 3.31 Digoxin: Chronic Poisoning 3.32 Diphenoxylate - Atropine 3.33 Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) 3.34 Glyphosate 3.35 Hydrocarbons 3.36 Hydrofluoric Acid 3.37 Insulin 3.38 Iron 3.39 Isoniazid 3.40 Lead 3.41 Lithium: Acute Overdose 3.42 Lithium Chronic Toxicity 3.43 Monoamine Oxidase (MAO) Inhibitors 3.44 Mercury 3.45 Metformin 3.46 Methotrexate 3.47 Mirtazapine 3.48 Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) 3.49 Olanzapine 3.50 Opioids 3.51 Organochlorines 3.52 Organophosphorous Agents 3.53 Paracetamol: Acute Overdose 3.54 Paracetamol: Repeated Supratherapeutic Ingestion 3.55 Paraquat 3.56 Phenothiazines and Butyrophenones 3.57 Phenytoin 3.58 Potassium Chloride 3.59 Quetiapine 3.60 Risperidone 3.61 Salicylates 3.62 Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) 3.63 Strychnine 3.64 Sulphonylureas 3.65 Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs) 3.66 Theophylline 3.67 Thyroxine 3.68 Valproic acid (Sodium Valproate) 3.69 Venlafaxine 3.70 Warfarin Chapter 4: Antidotes 4.1 Atropine 4.2 Calcium 4.3 Cyproheptadine 4.4 Desferrioxamine 4.5 Dicobalt Edetate 4.6 Digoxin Immune Fab 4.7 Dimercaprol (British Antilewisite) 4.8 Ethanol 4.9 Flumazenil 4.10 Folinic acid 4.11 Fomepizole 4.12 Glucagon 4.13 Glucose 4.14 Hydroxocobalamin 4.15 Insulin-Dextrose Euglycaemia 4.16 Methylene Blue 4.17 N-Acetylcysteine 4.18 Naloxone 4.19 Octreotide 4.20 Penicillamine 4.21 Physostigmine 4.22 Pralidoxime 4.23 Pyridoxine 4.24 Sodium Bicarbonate 4.25 Sodium Calcium Edetate (EDTA) 4.26 Sodium Thiosulfate 4.27 Succimer 4.28 Vitamin K Chapter 5: Envenomings 5.1 Snake: Black 5.2 Snake: Brown 5.3 Snake: Death Adder 5.4 Snake: Tiger 5.5 Snake: Taipan 5.6 Snake: Sea Snakes 5.7 Australian Scorpions 5.8 Marine Envenoming: Bluebottle Jellyfish 5.9 Marine Envenoming: Stonefish 5.10 Marine Envenoming: Box Jellyfish 5.11 Marine Envenoming: Irukandji Syndrome 5.12 Marine Envenoming: Blue-Ringed Octopus 5.13 Spider: Redback 5.14 Spider: Funnel-Web (Big Black) 5.15 Spider: White-Tailed Chapter 6: Antivenom 6.1 CSL Black Snake Monovalent Antivenom 6.2 CSL Brown Snake Monovalent Antivenom 6.3 CSL Death Adder Monovalent Antivenom Snake 6.4 CSL Tiger Snake Monovalent Antivenom Snake 6.5 CSL Taipan Snake Monovalent Antivenom Snake 6.6 CSL Sea Snake Antivenom 6.7 CSL Polyvalent Snake Antivenom 6.8 CSL Stonefish Antivenom 6.9 CSL Box Jellyfish Antivenom 6.10 CSL Redback Spider Antivenom 6.11 CSL Funnel-Web Spider Antivenom Appendices Appendix 1: PIC Numbers and Other Countries Appendix 2: Example ECGs (1 page per ECG) Appendix 3: Drug Concentrations and Conversion Charts Appendix 4: Alcohol Pathways Appendix 5: Nomograms - Methotrexate - Paracetamol - Paraquat Appendix 6: Therapeutic Over-warfarinisation Appendix 7: Management of Allergic Reactions to Antivenoms

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