The most complete, trusted reference text covering the full span of medical toxicology. A Doody's Core Title Essential Purchase! 'This reference stands alone as the basic text in the field of toxicology. This authoritative reference is written by many distinguished professionals in the field, and offers clear, concise descriptions of the key ...
Long-established as the gold standard in the field, "Casarett and Doull's Toxicology" is now available in a new Sixth Edition that equips you with an unsurpassed treatment of modern toxicology, including the principles, concepts, mechanisms, and modes of thought that are the foundation of the discipline. Comprehensive and completely up to date, ...
This title is based on the Gold Standard in the field! For over 25 years, "Casarett & Doull's Toxicology" has set the standard for providing thorough, academic, and authoritative information and remains the leading reference in the literature. Derived from this classic, "Casarett & Doull's Essentials of Toxicology" uses a highly readable, ...
Two toxics experts with decades of experience in public health have created a book that separates the risks from the myths of everyday toxins. This guide provides scenarios and real-life examples, including important warning signs.
Founded on the paradox that all things are poisons and the difference between poison and remedy is quantity, the determination of safe dosage forms the base and focus of modern toxicology. In order to make a sound determination there must be a working knowledge of the biologic mechanisms involved and of the methods employed to define these ...
Summer AD 80. Flavia and her friends receive an invitation to stay at the luxurious Villa Limona in Surrentum, where their friend Pulchra has a mystery she desperately wants them to solve. After a year of hardship and disasters, people are in cheerful spirits - there is even talk of love and romance. But it seems one of the guests has murder in ...
A unique case-study approach facilitates understanding. The most authoritative reference available in clinical toxicology delivers a wealth of information on virtually all aspects of medical toxicology from pharmacology and clinical presentation to treatment guidelines and case studies. Accompanying website includes one hundred color photos and ...
Every day we are surrounded by chemicals that are potentially harmful. Some of these we take intentionally in the form of drugs; some we take unknowingly through the food we eat, and the environment around us. John Timbrell explores what makes particular chemicals harmful, what their effects are, and how we can test for them. He examines drugs ...
This title balances its encyclopedic coverage with a basic mechanistic approach to toxicology. The text is organized and presented in a progression of general principles to specific topics such as organ system toxicology, specific agent toxicology, and environmental toxicology.
Since the publication of the first edition of Introduction to Toxicology, toxicology has become a more mature science, the number of undergraduate and postgraduate courses has increased and thus the need for a regularly updated introductory text has become more pressing. This third edition caters for this need in a clear and easy-to-read style, ...
This book offers concise, "at the bedside" guidelines for toxicologic emergencies - derived from the premier reference in the field. This practical and portable bedside manual is condensed for instant application from the masterwork regarded for a quarter of a century as the "gold standard" reference in the field of emergency toxicology: ...
When Margaret Cavendish, one of Elizabeth IUs Gentlewomen, loses her life in a bungled attempt to kill the Queen, her 13-year-old daughter, Lady Grace, becomes a protge to the monarch. Now the youngest lady-in-waiting to the Queen reveals mysteries, intrigue, and scandal from the Tudor court through her daybooks and diaries in this new series.
This text is broken down into five major areas of coverage: principles of poison management, drugs, the home, chemicals and natural toxins. Including over 8000 references, tables, charts, illustrations, laboratory tests and appropriate studies, the chapter format follows these guidelines: pharmacokinetics, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, ...
Poisons and the art of killing with stealth are part of humanity's folklore and heritage, and in the homicidal manifesto, master chemist Uncle Fester has turned his attention to the venomousness that Homo Sapiens has wrought -- and how these toxic substances are gathered synthesized, and put to use. Fester's fascinating study includes: Inorganic ...
In "Criminal Poisoning: An Investigational Guide for Law Enforcement, Toxicologists, Forensic Scientists, and Attorneys, Second Edition", forensic scientist John Trestrail offers a pioneering survey of all that is known about the use of poison as a weapon in murder. The topics range from the use of poisons in history and literature to convicting ...
"The Book of Poisons" is a new edition of "Deadly Doses", which is an excellent reference for the writer interested in using poison as an element within a story. It is widely considered the best book in the "Howdunit" series, and is very reference orientated. Until "Deadly Doses" entered in the market in 1990, correct information about poisons ...
We know enough to lock up the Tylenol and rat poison and keep the kids away from antifreeze - but too many conscientious parents don't realise just how hazardous the house and close environs can be to kids. For example: the bulb of the daffodil is poisonous, the water in a vase of lilies of the valley can be deadly, certain caterpillars in the ...
This book has been developed over many years from several popular courses taught to students at both Birmingham and London universities. It provides an important step in introducing principles and concepts within the field of toxicology. The underlying mechanisms of toxicity are highlighted through examples taken from gases, minerals, plants, ...
The Third Edition of this standard text has been revised and updated to reflect the most current approaches to the management of acute poisonings. The editors have taken into account the numerous changes in protocols for managing poison ingestions and have again provided under one cover an indispensable resource for all students of pharmacy and ...
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