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Medical Toxicology: Antidotes and Anecdotes

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  • Problem solving approach to complex cases

  • Written to engage and challenge the reader in differential diagnosis

  • Provides a clinically focused, real-world perspective

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
  2. Forty Blue Kids

    • Steven M. Marcus
    Pages 1-12
  3. Something’s Fishy

    • Steven M. Marcus
    Pages 13-18
  4. Cold as a Fish on Ice

    • Steven M. Marcus
    Pages 19-27
  5. The Pig from North Jersey

    • Steven M. Marcus
    Pages 29-37
  6. Murder in the ICU

    • Steven M. Marcus
    Pages 39-56
  7. Screams from a Glass Coffin

    • Steven M. Marcus
    Pages 57-69
  8. Strange Wind Blowing

    • Steven M. Marcus
    Pages 71-78
  9. Bubbles in the Toilet Water

    • Steven M. Marcus
    Pages 79-85
  10. Making Ice Cream the Modern Way

    • Steven M. Marcus
    Pages 87-91
  11. It Isn’t Physiologically Possible!

    • Steven M. Marcus
    Pages 93-103
  12. Color Me Red

    • Steven M. Marcus
    Pages 105-111
  13. My Baby Won’t Eat

    • Steven M. Marcus
    Pages 113-118
  14. My Wife Is Trying to Kill Me!

    • Steven M. Marcus
    Pages 119-129
  15. Torch Song

    • Steven M. Marcus
    Pages 131-140
  16. Back Matter

    Pages 141-146

About this book

A collection of challenging and unusual cases from the author's extensive experience as a Medical Toxicologist, these cases demonstrate medical problem solving and differential diagnosis in action from the perspective of an experienced clinician. Written in an engaging style and giving a fascinating account of some complex cases from real practice, this book will provide a good supplementary learning text for graduate students or those at an early stage in their professional career.

Authors and Affiliations

  • New Jersey Medical School, School of Biomedical and Health Sciences Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, Newark, USA

    Steven M. Marcus

About the author

Steven Marcus, M.D., is the Executive Director of the New Jersey Poison Information and Education System. He is also Professor of the Department of Emergency Medicine and Associate Professor of the Department of Pediatrics at Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School. With over thirty years of medical, clinical, and forensic toxicology, Marcus recounts specific experiences from his career that were particularly unique or puzzling and pairs each mystery with its scientific explanation. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Medical Toxicology: Antidotes and Anecdotes

  • Authors: Steven M. Marcus

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51029-3

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-51027-9Published: 06 March 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84548-7Published: 18 July 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-51029-3Published: 23 February 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 146

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Pharmacology/Toxicology, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine

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eBook USD 19.99
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 29.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 37.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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