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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSECTION 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES
1. Introduction
2. Diagnosis of Poisoning
3. General Management of Poisoning
4. Medicolegal Aspects of Poisoning
SECTION 2: CORROSIVE (CAUSTIC) POISONS
5. Mineral Acids (Inorganic Acids)
6. Organic Acids
7. Alkalies and Other Caustics
SECTION 3: CHEMICAL POISONS
8. Nonmetallic Chemical Poisons
9. Heavy Metals
SECTION 4: ORGANIC POISONS (TOXINS)
10. Irritant Plants
11. Plants of Special Importance
Hepatotoxic Plants
12. Venomous Bites and Stings
SECTION 5: NEUROTOXIC POISONS
13. Somniferous Drugs
14. Inebriants
15. Deliriants
16. Stimulants
17. Anticonvulsants and Antiparkinsonian Drugs
18. Anesthetics and Muscle Relaxants
19. Drugs Used in Psychiatry
20. Spinal and Peripheral Neurotoxic Agents
SECTION 6: CARDIOVASCULAR POISONS
21. Diuretics, Antihypertensives and Antiarrhythmics
22. Cardiac Drugs and Lipid-lowering Agents
23. Anticoagulants and Related Drugs
24. Cardiotoxic Plants
SECTION 7: ASPHYXIANT POISONS
25. Toxic Gases
SECTION 8: HYDROCARBONS AND PESTICIDES
26. Hydrocarbons
27. Pesticides
SECTION 9: MISCELLANEOUS DRUGS AND POISONS
28. Analgesic-antipyretics: Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Antihistamines
29. Anti-infectives
30. Gastrointestinal and Endocrinal Drugs
31. Other Drugs
SECTION 10: FOOD POISONS
32. Food Poisoning
SECTION 11: SUBSTANCE ABUSE
33. Substances of Dependence and Abuse
SECTION 12: ANALYTICAL TOXICOLOGY
34. Methods of Toxicological Analysis
