Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming (2nd Ed)
by James H. Diaz
CRC Press | October 2014 | ISBN-10: 1466505400 | True PDF | 904 pages | 14.9 mb

Clinicians undergoing competency testing, certification, and periodic recertification are frequently faced with computer-based exams designed to evaluate clinical acumen and judgment. Test questions often include an image or radiograph followed by a vignette of the clinical encounter and a series of questions. Designed to better prepare practitioners for image-intense, computer-based examinations in their respective fields, Atlas of Human Poisoning and Envenoming is a visual and written reminder of the ubiquitous sources of toxins and toxoids in the environment and the outcomes of accidental or intentional toxic exposures in humans.

The Second Edition has been restructured with bulleted text, tables, and figures resembling the vignettes that accompany national examinations. Combining the four specialties of toxicology—analytical, medical, environmental, and industrial—into one comprehensive atlas, the book presents photographs and diagrams of toxic plants and animals, their mechanisms of poisoning or envenoming, and the human responses caused by toxic exposure.

Highlights of the new edition include:
- Prescription and illicit drug abuse epidemics
- Environmental and occupational nephrotoxicology and neurotoxicology
- Tick paralysis
- Petrochemical toxicants
- Biological, chemical, and radiological warfare agents
- Workplace substance abuse screening and monitoring
- Epidemiological design and statistical analysis of toxicological investigations

The book is conveniently divided into four sections covering general medical toxicology, environmental toxicology, industrial and occupational toxicology, and epidemiology and statistics for toxicology. Supplemented with a 16-page color insert, the second edition includes new images and tables. The atlas will be a useful study guide for a range of practitioners preparing for a lifetime of image-intense national examinations.

About the Author
Dr. James H. Diaz is board certified in anesthesiology, critical care medicine, pain management, general preventive medicine and public health, occupational/environmental medicine, and medical toxicology. Dr. Diaz served as a written and oral board examiner for the American Board of Anesthesiology from 1986 to 1996 and currently serves on the core examination committee of the American Board of Preventive Medicine. His current academic and clinical research interests include occupational and environmental toxicology, environmental and tropical infectious diseases and injuries in international travelers, emerging environmentally associated diseases and poisonings, and the impact of climate change on natural disasters, along with their public health outcomes.

CONTENTS
Preface . ix
Acknowledgments . xi
Author . xiii
Section I General Medical Toxicology
Chapter 1 The Pharmacology of Human Poisoning and Envenoming 3
Chapter 2 General Poisoning Management . 21
Chapter 3 Diagnostic Work-Up of the Poisoned Patient 37
Chapter 4 Poison53
Chapter 5 Toxicity of Antiseptics and Drug Additives 81
Chapter 6 Poisonings with Over-the-Counter and Opioid Analgesics . 89
Chapter 7 Household Product Poisonings 105
Chapter 8 Drug and Illicit Substance Abuse 167
Chapter 9 Anticonvulsants and Sedative-Hypnotics 207
Chapter 10 Reproductive and Perinatal Toxicology and Teratogenesis . 217
Chapter 11 Hypoglycemic and Other Endocrine Agent Toxicity . 233
Chapter 12 Cardiovascular Drug Toxicity . 241
Chapter 13 Antibiotic Toxicity . 257
Chapter 14 Anticancer Drug Toxicity 269
Chapter 15 Environmental and Occupational Nephrotoxicology 281
Chapter 16 Neurotoxicology 309
Section II Environmental Toxicology
Chapter 17 Food Poisoning 359
Chapter 18 Seafood Poisoning . 379
Chapter 19 Mushroom Poisonings . 395
Chapter 20 Herbal Poisonings 413
Chapter 21 Common Poisonous Household and Garden Plants 443
Chapter 22 Bites and Stings: Terrestrial Envenomings 477
Chapter 23 Common Arthropod Vectors of Infectious Diseases 525
Chapter 24 Tick Paralysis 557
Chapter 25 Bites and Stings: Marine Envenomings 569
Chapter 26 Voodoo, Hoodoo, and Cajun Traditions and Poisonings . 583
Section III Industrial and Occupational Toxicology
Chapter 27 Volatile Organic Chemicals 613
Chapter 28 Petrochemical Toxicity 629
Chapter 29 Industrial Gas Exposures and Occupational Lung Diseases . 645
Chapter 30 Metal and Metalloid Poisonings 673
Chapter 31 Pesticide Poisonings: Insecticides, Rodenticides, and Herbicides . 707
Chapter 32 Radiation Toxicology . 727
Chapter 33 Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Weapons and Warfare 747
Chapter 34 Workplace Substance Abuse Monitoring 769
Chapter 35 Miscellaneous Toxicants . 813
Section IV Epidemiology and Statistics for Toxicology
Chapter 36 Epidemiology and Statistics for Toxicology 843