Toxicology cases for the clinical and forensic laboratory /
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| Imprint: | London : Academic Press, 2020. |
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| Description: | 1 online resource |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12380156 |
| Summary: | <p> Toxicology Cases for the Clinical and Forensic Laboratory brings together carefully selected case studies to teach important principles relating to drug and toxin exposures. Each case study includes contemporary clinical and forensic toxicologist studies that include a comprehensive analytical and clinical approach to patient management and address overdoses from designer drugs, to NSAIDS, to opioids, to stimulants. These cases present a comprehensive, analytical and clinical approach to managing a drug overdose. This is a must-have reference for clinical and forensic laboratory scientists, along with toxicology and pathology residents who need to know aspects of both.</p> Brings together expert cases encompassing analytical toxicology, clinical medicine and basic science in a consolidated format Presents unique and challenging cases in clinical laboratories contributed by experts in the field Consolidated format that make concepts in toxicology easy to learn and teach Key learning points highlighted with multiple choice questions |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | References -- II. Overview and case studies -- 5 Alcohols: volatiles and glycols -- Introduction -- Ethanol -- Pharmacology of ethanol -- Pharmacokinetics -- Pharmacodynamics -- Treatment of ethanol abuse -- Specimen collection and the analysis of ethanol -- Specimen types -- Specimen collection -- Blood ethanol analysis -- Breath ethanol -- Oral fluid (saliva) ethanol -- Vitreous fluid ethanol -- Biomarkers of ethanol use -- Interpretation issues -- Preanalytical considerations -- Analytical considerations -- Postanalytical considerations -- Methanol -- Pharmacology of methanol |
| ISBN: | 9780128163733 0128163739 9780128158463 0128158468 |