Poisoning and overdose

List of Substances with a General Overview of Prehospital Treatment and Specific Antidotes for Poisoning and Overdose... 

Zimmerman JL (2003) Poisonings and overdoses in the intensive care unit General and specific management issues. Critical Care Medicine 3(12) 2794-2801. 

Haddad EM, Winchester JE, eds. 1990. Clinical management of poisoning and drug overdose. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA WB Saunders Company, 1083-1087. 

Haddad LM, Shannon MW, Winchester JF, eds. 1998. Clinical Management of Poisoning and Drug Overdose. 3rd edition. Philadelphia (W.B. Saunders). 413-425. 

Donovan, J.W. 1990. Nitrates, nitrites and other sources of methemo-globinemia. In L.M.Haddad and J.F.Winchester, eds., Poisoning and Drag Overdose, 2nd... 

Woo OF. 1990. Chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides in poisoning and drug overdose. Olson K, ed. Norwalk, CT Appleton Lange, 117-118. 

Haddad, EM and Winchester, JF, (eds.) (1990). Clinical Management of Poisoning and Drug Overdose. 2nd edition, WB Saunders, Philadelphia, PA. 

Olson KR (1994) Paraquat and diquat. In Olson KR et al. (eds), Poisoning and drug overdose, 2nd ed. Appelton and Lange, Norwalk CT, pp. 245-246 Ordish G (2007) History of agriculture Beginnings of pest control. In Encyclopedia Britannica. 

Shannon MW, Borron SW, Burns M. editors. Haddad and Winchester s clinical management of poisoning and drug overdose. 4th ed. Philadelphia WB Saunders Co. 2007. 

Adverse effects can be based on the pharmacodynamics of the drug i.e. side effects (occur at therapeutic dose of the drug), toxic effects (occurs at overdose or poisoning) and drug withdrawal symptoms (i.e. 

Although herbs that expel wind, damp and cold have very good results in alleviating pain and relieving the suffering of patients, some of these are toxic and overdose may lead to poisoning and even death. As toxicity is influenced by the growing habitat of the... 

Woo OF. 1990. Organophosphates. In Olsen KR, ed. Poisoning and drug overdose, lsted. San Francisco Bay Area Regional Poison Control Center. Norwalk, CT Appleton and Lange 225-229, 394. 

By measurement of the blood level of paracetamol in overdose cases, it is possible to estimate the likely outcome of the poisoning, and hence determine the type of treatment. Measurement of the blood level of paracetamol and its various metabolites at various times after the overdose showed that the half-life was increased several folds (Table 7.3), and the patients who sustained liver damage had an impaired ability to metabolize paracetamol to conjugates (Fig. 7.16). 

Brown CR. Caffeine. In Olson KR, Becker CE, Benowitz NL, Buchanan JF, Mycroft FJ, Osterloh J, Woo OF, eds. Poisoning and Drug Overdose. Norwalk, CT Appleton Lange, 1990 100-102. 

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