Modern Medical Toxicology

SECTION 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