Small Animal Toxicology, 3rd Edition
Paperback
Diagnosing and determining treatment for toxic exposures in small animals is easier with this quick reference! Small Animal Toxicology, 3rd Edition covers hundreds of potentially toxic substances, providing the information needed to manage emergency treatment and prevent poisonings in companion animals. To help in identifying an unknown poison, this guide provides a list of potential toxins based on clinical signs or symptoms. It also includes a NEW color insert with 85 full-color photographs of toxic plants and of lesions associated with various poisonings. Written by respected veterinarian Michael E. Peterson and board-certified veterinary toxicologist Patricia A. Talcott, along with a team of expert contributors, this edition covers a wide variety of topics including toxicodynamics, toxicokinetics, effective history taking, recognizing clinical signs of toxic exposures, managing emergencies, and supportive care of the poisoned patient.
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- Comprehensive coverage of toxins/poisons includes the full range of substances from acetaminophen to zinc, including home products, prescription medicines, recreational drugs, and more.
- 8 NEW chapters cover topics including legal considerations in toxicology cases, responding to mass exposures, and poisonings in birds, small mammals, and geriatric patients.
- NEW color insert shows 85 of the most commonly encountered toxic substances for at-a-glance identification.
- UPDATED Signs and Symptoms index makes it easier to find information on a toxic agent by presenting signs rather than requiring the formulation of a diagnosis.
- Guidelines to evaluation, diagnosis and treatment include examinations of the source, toxic dose, toxicokinetics, clinical signs, minimum database, confirming tests, treatment progress and differential diagnosis for each specific toxicant.
- Coverage of common poisonous substances includes grapes and raisins, nicotine, mercury, mushrooms, Christmas-time plants, and snake and spider venoms.
- NEW quick-access format with bold headings, convenient tables and boxes, and icons highlighting sections allows quick retrieval of information in emergency situations.
- UPDATED information on agents most likely to cause a toxic reaction includes natural flea products and an expanded section on human medications.
- Toxicological Concepts section provides information on toxicologic principles such as history taking, providing supportive care, and managing emergency treatment.
- General Exposures section addresses nontraditional toxicology such as indoor environmental air, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and toxicities in pregnant and lactating animals.
- Miscellaneous Toxicant Groups section covers commonly encountered specific toxicants, the proper use of diagnostic laboratories, use of human poison control centers, and antidotes for specific toxins.
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- 20 new chapters have been added
- New topics include a list of toxicants affecting body systems, management of toxins in pregnancy, diagnostic toxicology, bacterial toxins, and cosmetic/toilet articles
- Snake-bite injuries are treated in two separate, expanded chapters: Pit Vipers and Coral Snakes
- Section on pharmaceuticals includes bromides, anticonvulsants, tricycle antidepressants, monoamine oxidize inhibitors, B-adrenergic toxicities, and vitamins A and D
- Additional specific toxicants are covered, including Amitraz, hydramethylon, ethanol, mercury, toad toxins, poisonous frogs, salamanders, newts and venomous arthropods• Additional specific toxicants are covered, including Amitraz, hydramethylon, ethanol, mercury, toad toxins, poisonous frogs, salamanders, newts and venomous arthropods.
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Section 1: Toxicological Concepts
1. General Toxicological Concepts
2. Toxicokinetics and Toxicodynamics
3. Toxicologic Information Resources
4. Effective Use of Veterinary Poison Center NEW!
5. Effective Use of Human Poison Center
6. Taking a Toxicologic History
7. Approach to Diagnosis and Initial Treatment
8. Selecting a Minimum Database
9. Initial Management of the Poisoned Patient
10. Decontamination
11. General Supportive Care
12. Effective Use of the Diagnostic Lab
Section 2: General Exposures
13. Litigation and Toxicology NEW!
14. Indoor Environmental Quality and Health
15. Responding to Mass Exposures NEW!
16. Reproductive Toxicology of the Male and Female
17. Considerations in the Poisoned Pregnant and Lactating Patient
18. Considerations in the Pediatric Poisoned Patient NEW!
19. Considerations in the Geriatric Poisoned Patient NEW!
20. Poisoning in the Captive Reptile
21. Poisoning in the Small Mammal (pocket pets) NEW!
22. Poisoning in the Avian Patient NEW!
Section 3: Miscellaneous Toxicant Groups
23. Adverse Drug Reactions
24. Miscellaneous Indoor Toxicants
25. "Recreational" Drugs
26. Herbal and Natural Products (homeopathic)
27. Household and Garden Plants
28. Miscellaneous Herbicides, Fungicides, and Nematocides
29. Smoke Inhalation (house fires)
30. Acetaminophen
31. Amitraz
32. Anticoagulant Rodenticides
33. Anticonvulsants
34. Arsenic
35. Botulism
36. Bromethalin
37. Carbon Monoxide
38. Cholecalciferol
39. "Christmas time" Plants
40. Citrus Oils
41. Copper
42. Cyanide
43. Cyanobacteria
44. DEET
45. Diethylene Glycol
46. Ethanol
47. Ethylene Glycol
48. Grapes and Raisins
49. Insects – Hymenoptera
50. Ionophores
51. Iron
52. Ivermectin: Macrolide Antiparasitic Agents
53. Lead
54. Lilies
55. Poisonous Lizards
56. Macadamia Nuts
57. Mercury
58. Metaldehyde
59. Methanol
60. Methylxanthines
61. Metronidazole
62. Mushrooms
63. Mycotoxins
64. Nicotine
65. Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatories
66. Organochlorine Pesticides
67. Organophosphate and Carbamate Pesticides
68. Oxalate-Containing Plants
69. Paraquat
70. Atypical Topical Spot-On Products
71. Petroleum Hydrocarbons
72. Propylene Glycol
73. Pyrethrins and Pyrethroids
74. Ricin
75. Snake Bite – North American Pit Vipers
76. Snake Bite – Coral Snakes
77. Sodium
78. Sodium Monofluoroacetate
79. Spider Envenomation – Black Widow
80. Spider Envenomation – Brown Recluse
81. Strychnine
82. Toads
83. Xylitol NEW!
84. Zinc
85. Zinc Phosphide
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