Veterinary Toxicology for Australia and New Zealand

Veterinary Toxicology for Australia and New Zealand is a reference suited to the unique challenges of veterinary practice in Australia and New Zealand. Both streamlined and thorough in its coverage of poisons and treatments for those locations, this focused approach allows readers to quickly find relevant information that is presented in a concise and logical manner that is useful to clinicians. The authors draw upon a wealth of knowledge of the particularities of toxicology in Australia and New Zealand to present readers with the up-to-date information required to efficiently and effectively diagnose and treat their patients.

• Highlights toxins of specific concern in Australia and New Zealand
• Structures information in a logical way so that it can be located quickly
• Offers up-to-date information on current and emerging risks

Veterinary practitioners, students and nurses; poison advisory services; animal welfare personnel, toxicologists, farm advisors

1. Definitions
2. Essentials of Toxicokinetics for Veterinary Practitioners
3. Emergency Care and Stabilization of the Poisoned Patient
4. Antidotes
5. Vulnerable Patients
6. Sample Collection and Handling
7. Reference Tables by System Affected
8. Insecticides and Acaricides
9. Molluscicides
10. Vertebrate Pestiticides
11. Herbicides and Fungicides
12. Pharmaceuticals and Recreational Drugs
13. Household Foods and Products
14. Metals
15. Metalloids
16. Site of First Contact Effects of Acids and Alkalis
17. Miscellaneous Inorganic Substances
18. Industrial and Commercial Organic Substances
19. Agricultural and Feed-Related Toxicants
20. Gases, Vapors and Smoke
21. Fungi, Mycotoxins and Algae
22. Venomous and Poisonous Vertebrates
23. Venomous and Poisonous Invertebrates
24. Poisonous Plants
25. Chemical Weapons and Weapons of Mass Destruction