Case Studies in Medical Toxicology

Leslie R. Dye, MD graduated from the University Of Kansas School Of Medicine and completed a residency in Emergency Medicine and fellowship in Medical Toxicology and Hyperbaric medicine at the University of Cincinnati. She served at the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Medical Toxicology, has authored numerous book chapters, and has published extensively in the scientific literature. She currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Point of Care Content for Elsevier in addition to practicing addiction medicine. Dr. Dye is board certified in Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology and is the immediate past President of the American College of Medical Toxicology and the president of the Medical Toxicology Foundation Dr. Christine Murphy received a master's degree in chemistry from The College of William and Mary and her medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia. She completed her residency training in Emergency Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University and a fellowship in Medical Toxicology at Carolinas Medical Center. She is currently an Assistant Professor at Carolinas Medical Center and Director of the Medical Toxicology Fellowship Program. Her current interests include alternative uses for existing antidotes, alternative pain management strategies, and current trends in recreational drugs of abuse. Dr. Diane Calello is the Executive and Medical Director of the New Jersey Poison Information and Education System at the New Jersey Medical School of Rutgers University. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of the American College of Medical Toxicology, and a regular contributor to the National Case Conference Webinar. She received her Bachelor of Arts from the College of William and Mary in Virginia, and her medical degree from the New Jersey Medical School she now calls home. Her residency and fellowship training was conducted at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She is board certified in Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology and Addiction Medicine. Dr. Calello is a national expert on pediatric lead poisoning, use of critical care methods in poisoning patients, and the impact of the opioid and emerging drug epidemic on the young child.

Case 1: Laundry Pod Ingestion in an Adult.-. Case 2: Coma and Metabolic Acidosis.- Case 3: Diet Pill Ingestion in a Child.- Case 4: Salicylate Ingestion.- Case 5: Exotic Snake Envenomation.- Case 6: Medication Error in the Delivery Room.- Case 7: Delirium and Bradycardia Following Opioid Dependency Treatment.- Case 8: Necrotic Skin Lesion .- Case 9: Isoniazid Ingestion.- Case 10: Status Epilepticus Following Recreational Drug Insufflation.- Case 11: An Acute Medical Condition in a Patient with Opiate Dependency.- Case 12: Acute Hepatitis.- Case 13: Thyroid Supplement Ingestion.- Case 14: Blue or Rigid - Pick Your Toxin.- Case 15: Overdose in a Patient with Parkinson's Disease.- Case 16: Snake Bite to the Hand.- Case 17: Ultra-rapid Opioid Detoxification.- Case 18: Concentrated Hydrogen Peroxide Ingestion.- Case 19: NIcotine Toxicity.- Case 20: A Skin Rash and Fever after Starting Antibiotics.- Case 21: Recurrent Seizures in a Patient with a Chronic Neurologic Disorder.- Case 22: Caustic Ingestion in a Toddler.- Case 23: Cyproheptadine Withdrawal.- Case 24: Digoxin Toxicity.- Case 25: Hyperlactemia.- Case 26: Tachycardia in a Patient from an Opioid Detoxification Facility.- Case 27: Hepatic Injury from "Cultural Medicine".- Case 28: Glyphophate Toxicity.