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“Poisoning & Drug Overdose belongs in every emergency physician’s workroom.” --Academic Emergency Medicine reviewing earlier edition “…a great addition to any emergency department library when rapid reference is needed to treat and diagnose the poisoned patient.” -- Annals of Emergency Medicine reviewing earlier edition An instant-answer guide you can turn to for on-the-spot treatment of poisoning and drug overdose A Doody's Core Title for 2017! Poisoning & Drug Overdose, Sixth Edition delivers critical information on effective diagnosis and treatment of drug-related emergencies and chemical exposures. Divided into four sections, easily identified by dictionary-style tabs: Section I covers initial emergency management, including treatment of complications; physical and laboratory diagnosis; and decontamination and enhanced elimination procedures Section II provides detailed information on 150 common drugs and poisons Section III describes the use of antidotes and therapeutic drugs to treat poisoning Section IV describes the medical management of chemical and occupational exposures, with a table of more than 500 industrial chemicals Poisoning & Drug Overdose, Sixth Edition is enhanced by numerous tables, charts, and a comprehensive index featuring generic, chemical, and brand names, making it an essential resource for anyone responding to drug-related emergencies and chemical exposures.

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Kent R. Olson, MD, FACEP Medical Director California Poison ontrol System, San Francisco Division San Francisco General Hospital Attenting Emergency Physician Elden Hospital Medcial Center Clinical Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Pharmacy University of California, San Francisco

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