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1 General Management of the Overdosed Patient 3
2 Methods of Preventing Absorption 20
3 Methods of Enhancing Drug Excretion 36
4 The Role of the Laboratory 47
5 Pharmacokinetics and Toxicokinetics 61
6 Pharmacokinetics and Age Extremes 75
7 Drug Interactions 83
8 The Autonomic Nervous System 99
9 Autonomic Nervous System Drugs 114
10 Antimuscarinic Agents 119
11 Antihistaminic Agents 131
12 [alpha]-Adrenergic Agonists 142
13 [alpha]-Adrenergic Blocking Agents 150
14 [beta]-Receptor Agonists 155
15 [beta]-Adrenergic Blocking Agents 162
16 Cyclic Antidepressants 175
17 Neuroleptic-Antipsychotic Agents 200
18 Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors 209
19 Lithium 216
20 Antiarrhythmic Agents 227
21 Digitalis Glycosides 243
22 Calcium Channel Blockers 261
23 Alkalis 277
24 Acids 283
25 Work-Up of Patient with Gastrointestinal Burns 289
26 Burns of the Skin 296
27 Burns of the Eye 303
28 Hydrofluoric Acid 307
29 Alkaline Batteries 314
30 Oxidizing Agents 318
31 Inhalational Injuries 325
32 Carbon Monoxide 335
33 Cyanide 352
34 Sulfide Poisoning 366
35 Drugs and Toxins Causing Methemoglobinemia 372
36 Ethyl Alcohol 383
37 Isopropyl Alcohol 390
38 Ethylene Glycol/Methanol 394
39 Work-Up of the Patient with an Acid-Base Disorder 409
40 Associated Medical Conditions of the Alcoholic 415
41 Drugs of Abuse: Overview 421
42 Associated Medical Conditions of the Drug User 428
43 Withdrawal from Drugs of Abuse 432
44 Narcotics 439
45 Narcotic Antagonists 449
46 Sedative-Hypnotics 459
47 Barbiturates 463
48 Benzodiazepines 468
49 Nonbarbiturates-Nonbenzodiazepines 473
50 Central Nervous System Stimulants 482
51 Cocaine 496
52 Phencyclidine 509
53 Volatile Inhalants 517
54 Hallucinogens 527
55 Marijuana 531
56 Acetaminophen 537
57 Salicylates 551
58 Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Agents 565
59 Metals 579
60 Heavy Metal Antagonists 583
61 Mercury 589
62 Lead 600
63 Arsenic 614
64 Iron 623
65 Miscellaneous Metals 633
66 Theophylline 643
67 Anticonvulsants 654
68 Isoniazid 664
69 Plants 671
70 Mushrooms 685
71 Sulfites and Monosodium Glutamate 697
72 Botulism 704
73 Fish 710
74 Snakes 717
75 Spiders 729
76 Scorpions 736
77 Bees 739
78 Ants 743
79 Pesticides 749
80 Insecticides 759
81 AChE Inhibitors 765
82 Herbicides 778
83 Nicotine 786
84 Strychnine 790
85 Hydrocarbons 793
App. A Therapeutic Blood Concentrations of Selected Drugs 803
App. B Volumes of Distribution of Selected Drugs 806
App. C Street Names of Abused Drugs 809
Subject Index 815