Blackwells Five–Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Toxicology

Blackwell s Five–Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Toxicology, Second Edition puts all the information needed to rapidly and accurately manage poisonings in small animal patients at the clinician s fingertips.  Topics are organized alphabetically using the fast–access Five–Minute Veterinary Consult format, with essential information presented in concise bullets to make it easy to quickly flip to the relevant topic and find the necessary details during an intoxication.  In addition to updates throughout, the new edition adds 14 new topics.

If the toxicant isn t known, a useful index of clinical signs helps veterinarians quickly identify potential poisons.  Blackwell s Five–Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Toxicology is the perfect resource for dealing with potential and known poisonings alike.

Key features

Provides concise, bulleted information focused on the most important facts needed when treating a poisoned cat or dog Carefully organized for ease of use in an emergency, with important toxicants arranged alphabetically within categories Details clinically relevant information on the most common toxicants encountered by  small animals Presents a wealth of color photographs to aid in plant identification Includes 14 new topics to this edition covering cyclosporine A, sleep aids, tacrolimus, bath salts, synthetic marijuana, poisonous lizards, imidacloprid, spring bulbs, and sodium monofluoroacetate

SECTION 1 CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY

Chapter 1 Decontamination and Detoxification of the Poisoned Patient

Chapter 2 Emergency management of the Poisoned Patient

Chapter 3 Antidotes and Other Useful Drugs

Chapter 4 Management of the Unknown Toxin

Chapter 5 Laboratory Diagnostics

SECTION 2 SPECIFIC TOXICANTS

Alcohols & Glycol Ethers

Chapter 6 Alcohols

Chapter 7 Ethylene Glycol, Diethylene Glycol

Chapter 8 Propylene Glycol

Construction & Industrial Materials

Chapter 9 Glues/Adhesives

Chapter 10 Hydrocarbons

Chapter 11 Hydrofluoric Acid

Drugs: Human Prescription

Chapter 12 5 Fluorouracil

Chapter 13 Amphetamines

Chapter 14 ACE inhibitors

Chapter 15 Atypical Antipsychotics

Chapter 16 Baclofen

Chapter 17 Benzodiazepines

Chapter 18 Beta–2 receptor agonists (albuterol & others)

Chapter 19 Beta receptor antagonists (beta blockers)

Chapter 20 Calcipotriene/calcipotriol

Chapter 21 Calcium channel blockers

Chapter 22 Colchicine

Chapter 23 Cyclosporine A

Chapter 24 Diuretics

Chapter 25 Minoxidil

Chapter 26 Non–benzo sleep aids

Chapter 27 Opiates & Opioids

Chapter 28 SSRI & SNRIs

Chapter 29 Tacrolimus

Chapter 30 Thyroid Hormones (T3 & T4)

Drugs: Illicit & Recreational

Chapter 31 Club Drugs

Chapter 32 Cocaine

Chapter 33 LSD

Chapter 34 Marijuana

Chapter 35 Methamphetamine

Chapter 36 Misc Hallucinogens

Chapter 37 Opiates & Opioids (illicit)

Chapter 38 PCP

Chapter 39 Synthetic Cannabinoids

Drugs: Over The Counter

Chapter 40 Acetaminophen

Chapter 41 Antitussives & Expectorants (Dextromethorphan)

Chapter 42 Aspirin

Chapter 43 Decongestants (pseudoephedrine, phenylephrine)

Chapter 44 Decongestants (imidazolines)

Chapter 45 Human NSAIDS (Iburpofen, naproxen)

Chapter 46 Nicotine & Tobacco

Chapter 47 Vitamins & Minerals

Drugs: Veterinary Prescription

Chapter 48 Alpha2–adrenergic Agonists

Chapter 49 Ivermectin/ milbemycin / moxidectin

Chapter 50 Phenylpropanolamine

Chapter 51 Pimobendan

Chapter 52 Veterinary NSAIDs

Envenomations

Chapter 53 Black Widow Spiders

Chapter 54 Brown Recluse Spiders

Chapter 55 Bufo (Cane) Toads

Chapter 56 Crotalids (Pit Vipers)

Chapter 57 Elapids (Coral Snakes)

Chapter 58 Lizards

Chapter 59 Scorpions

Chapter 60 Wasps, Hornets & Bees

Foods

Chapter 61 Bread Dough

Chapter 62 Calcium Supplements

Chapter 63 Chocolate & Caffeine

Chapter 64 Grapes & Raisins

Chapter 65 Hops

Chapter 66 Macadamia Nuts

Chapter 67 Mycotoxins Aflatoxins

Chapter 68 Mycotoxins Tremorgenic

Chapter 69 Onions & Garlic

Chapter 70 Salt

Chapter 71 Xylitol

Foreign Objects

Chapter 72 Foreign Objects

Garden, Yard, and Farm Chemicals

Chapter 73 Bone & Blood Meal

Chapter 74 Fertilizers

Chapter 75 Herbicides

Chapter 76 Methionine

Chapter 77 Paraquat & Diquat

Herbals

Chapter 78 Ephedra / Ma Huang

Chapter 79 Essential Oils / Liquid Potpourri

Chapter 80 Tea Tree Oil/ Melaleuca Oil

Home Care & Recreational Products

Chapter 81 Acids

Chapter 82 Alkalis

Chapter 83 Batteries

Chapter 84 Matches & Fireworks

Chapter 85 Mothballs

Chapter 86 Paintballs

Chapter 87 Phenols & Pine Oils

Chapter 88 Soaps, Detergents, Fabric Softeners, Enzymatic Cleaners, and Deodorizers

Insecticides & Molluscacides

Chapter 89 Amitraz

Chapter 90 Metaldehyde

Chapter 91 Imidocloprid and Other Neonicotinoids

Chapter 92 Misc Insecticides

Chapter 93 Organophosphates & Carbamates

Chapter 94 Pyrethrins & Pyrethroids

Metals & Metalloids

Chapter 95 Iron

Chapter 96 Lead

Chapter 97 Zinc

Nondrug Consumer Products

Chapter 98 Glow Jewelry (Dibutyl Phthlate)

Chapter 99 Fluoride

Plants & Biotoxins

Chapter 100 Azaleas & Rhododendrons

Chapter 101 Blue–Green Algae

Chapter 102 Cardiac Glycosides

Chapter 103 Lilies

Chapter 104 Mushrooms

Chapter 105 Oxalates Insoluble

Chapter 106 Oxalates Soluble

Chapter 107 Sago Palm

Chapter 108 Spring Bulbs

Chapter 109 Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

Chapter 110 Yew

Rodenticides

Chapter 111 Anticoagulants

Chapter 112 Bromethalin

Chapter 113 Cholecalciferol

Chapter 114 Sodium monofluroacetate (Cpd 1080)

Chapter 115 Phosphides

Chapter 116 Strychnine

Toxic Gases

Chapter 117 Carbon Monoxide

Chapter 118 Smoke

SECTION 3 REFERENCE INFORMATION

App 1 Abbreviations

App 2 Information Resources

App 3 Metallic Toxicant Table

App 4 Toxic Plant Table

App 5 Topical Toxins Table

INDEX

INDEX BY TOXICANT

INDEX BY CLINICAL SIGNS

Lynn R. Hovda, RPH, DVM, MS, DACVIM, is Director of Veterinary Services at SafetyCall International and Pet Poison Helpline in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.

Ahna G. Brutlag, DVM, MS, DABVT, DABT, is Associate Director of Veterinary Services at SafetyCall International and Pet Poison Helpline in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.

Robert H. Poppenga, DVM, PhD, DABVT, is a Professor and Head of the Toxicology Section at the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System at the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California at Davis in Davis, California, USA.

Katherine L.  Peterson, DVM, DACVECC, is a Veterinary Criticalist at SafetyCall International and Pet Poison Helpline in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and BluePearl Veterinary Partners in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA.