ABSTRACT

REAL-LIFE CASES, TUTORIAL QUESTIONS, NARRATIVE HISTORY

Intriguing anecdotal pedagogy, like the alleged arsenical poisonings of Napoleon and President Taylor and the probable mercury overdose of Isaac Newton, is one of the things that set Toxicology: A Case-Oriented Approach apart from other toxicology texts. Based on an undergraduate-graduat

chapter 1|12 pages

History of Toxicology

chapter 2|12 pages

Measuring Toxicity

chapter 3|16 pages

Therapy

chapter 5|18 pages

Introductory Toxicokinetics

chapter 6|16 pages

Biotransformation

chapter 7|14 pages

Hepatic Toxicity

chapter 8|12 pages

Renal Toxicology

chapter 9|18 pages

Cardiac Toxicity

chapter 10|34 pages

Neurological Toxicity

chapter 11|16 pages

Pulmonary Toxicology

chapter 12|16 pages

Drug Testing: Screening

chapter 13|26 pages

Confirmatory Tests in Toxicology

chapter 14|10 pages

Metal Analysis (Assay of Toxic Metals)

chapter 15|26 pages

Alcohols

chapter 16|26 pages

Toxic Gases

chapter 17|20 pages

Insecticides

chapter 18|32 pages

Metals

chapter 19|24 pages

Over-the-Counter Analgesics

chapter 20|44 pages

Drugs of Abuse

chapter 21|26 pages

Sedatives and Hypnotics

chapter 22|14 pages

Stimulants

chapter 23|26 pages

Anticholinergic Drugs

chapter 24|18 pages

Psychedelic Drugs

chapter 25|32 pages

Plants

chapter 26|18 pages

Snake Venoms