Toxicology Cases for the Clinical and Forensic Laboratory

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.

Brings together expert cases encompassing analytical toxicology, clinical medicine and basic science in a consolidated formatPresents unique and challenging cases in clinical laboratories contributed by experts in the fieldConsolidated format that make concepts in toxicology easy to learn and teachKey learning points highlighted with multiple choice questions

SECTION I - Basic Principles 1. An Introduction to Clinical and Forensic Toxicology 2. Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics 3. Laboratory Methods in Toxicology 4. Management of an Overdose Patient 5. Alcohols: Volatiles and Glycols

SECTION II – Overview and Case Studies 6. Analgesics and Anti-inflammatory Drugs 7. Antibiotics 8. Antidepressants and Antipsychotics 9. Anticonvulsants 10. Antineoplastic Drugs 11. Cannabinoids 12. Cardiotoxicity 13. CNS Depressants: Benzodiazepines and Barbiturates 14. CNS Stimulants 15. Designer Drugs 16. Hallucinogens and Psychedelics 17. Immunosuppressive Drugs 18. Opioids 19. Toxic Herbals and Plants in U.S.  20. Toxic Gases 21. Toxic Metals  22. Venoms and Pesticides 23. Case Studies on Other Drugs