Modern Medical Toxicology

Medical toxicology is a branch of medicine that focuses on toxicity and treatment of poisoning and other harmful effects caused by drugs, occupational and environmental toxins, and biological agents. The drug intake may be unintentional or intentional. It may include overdoses of antidepressants, cardiac medications, addictive agents such as alcohol, and drugs of abuse. Exposure to industrial chemical products and environmental hazards encompass pesticides, heavy metals, household products, toxic gases, toxic alcohol, and other industrial and environmental agents such as radiation exposures. The diagnosis and management of snake, scorpion and spider envenomation, marine toxins, food-borne toxins, and ingestion of toxic plants are all included in medical toxicology. This book is a valuable compilation of topics, ranging from the basic to the most recent developments in field of medical toxicology. Also included herein is a detailed explanation of the various concepts and applications of this field. Scientists and students actively engaged in the field of medical toxicology will find this book full of crucial and unexplored concepts.