Derived from the definitive guide to medical toxicology, this hands-on companion provides accurate information for diagnosing and treating poisoned patients on the spot
After more than a decade on the market, Goldfrank’s Toxicologic Emergencies has established itself as the go-to reference for medical toxicology—and this companion manual distills the most important information into a portable, easy-to-navigate resource.
Goldfrank’s Manual of Toxicologic Emergencies distills critical information into short summaries and synopses, so you can use it to treat patients in clinical settings or for quick review of critical topics. Fully updated to ensure all information is completely current, this new edition is filled with tables, figures, images, and other visuals to make finding the right answers quick and easy. Each chapter is a direct distillation of the corresponding chapter in Goldfrank’s Toxicologic Emergencies.
Whether you’re a medical toxicologist, pharmacist, physician, nurse practitioner, or student, Goldfrank’s Manual of Toxicologic Emergencies provides all the right answers where and when you need them.
Covers the full range of xenobiotics:
- Includes pharmaceuticals, recreational drugs, and substances of abuse; food and plant toxins; envenomations; household toxins; pesticides and herbicides; rodenticides; metals; poison gases; and environmental toxins
- Systematically reviews toxicokinetics, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic testing, and management for each xenobiotic
- Provides "Antidotes in Brief"—at-a-glance guides to specific antidotes and their primary applications
Authoritative answers at your fingertips:
- How to manage the poisoned or overdosed patient
- What techniques effectively eliminate toxins
- Which imaging modalities yield the best results
Robert S. Hoffman, MD, FAACT, FRCP Edin, FEAPCCT, is professor of emergency medicine and medicine in the Division of Medical Toxicology in the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine; attending physician in emergency medicine at Bellevue Hospital; and a toxicology consultant for New York City Poison Control Center.
Sophie Gosselin, MD, CSPQ, FRCPC, FAACT, FACMT, is a professor at McGill University in the Department of Emergency Medicine (Montreal, Qc); professor of clinical medicine in the Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine at Université de Sherbrooke (Québec, Canada); and chief of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de la Montérégie-Centre in Québec, Canada.
Lewis S. Nelson, MD, FAACT, FACEP, FACMT, FASAM, is professor and chair of emergency medicine, and professor of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Neuroscience at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School; director of the Division of Medical Toxicology at Rutgers; chief of service in the Emergency Department at University Hospital of Newark; and a senior consultant for New Jersey Poison Information & Education System.
Neal A. Lewin, MD, FACEP, FACMT, FACP, is The Druckenmiller Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medicine (Pharmacology) at New York University Grossman School of Medicine; director, Didactic Education, Emergency Medicine Residency, and attending physician at Bellevue Hospital Center and New York University Langone Medical Center; and a consultant for New York City Poison Center.
Mary Ann Howland, PharmD, DABAT, FAACT, is clinical professor of pharmacy at St. John's University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences; adjunct professor of emergency medicine at New York University Grossman School of Medicine, Bellevue Hospital Center and New York University Langone; and senior consultant in residence at New York City Poison Center.
Silas W. Smith, MD, FACEP, FACMT, is JoAnn G. and Kenneth Wellner Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine in the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine at New York University Grossman School of Medicine; chief of Quality, Safety, and Practice Innovation and program director of the Kenneth and JoAnn G. Wellner Fellowship in Emergency Department Safety and Quality; affiliate faculty at NYU Langone Health Institute for Innovations in Medical Education; attending physician in emergency medicine at Bellevue and New York University Langone Medical Center; and toxicology consultant for New York City Poison Control Center.
Lewis R. Goldfrank, MD, FAAEM, FAACT, FACEP, FACMT, FACP, is Herbert W. Adams Professor in the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine at New York University Grossman School of Medicine; attending physician in emergency medicine at Bellevue Hospital Center and New York University Langone Medical Center; and medical director of New York City Poison Center.
