Medicinsk toksikologi

Nel corso di 30 anni di pratica come tossicologo clinico, il Dr Alan HB Wu è stato testimone di una serie di casi bizzarri. "Tossicologia! Perché ciò che non conosci ti può uccidere" è una raccolta di brevi storie accadute nella vita reale che descrivono situazioni eccezionali e di pericolo per la vita dei protagonisti. Tutte le storie sono basate su fatti ed eventi reali, ma per proteggere la privacy delle persone coinvolte, nomi ed luoghi sono frutto di fantasia.

5. UDGAVE AF LÆREBOGSKLASSIKERENDet er vigtigt at sætte sig ind de kemiske, fysiske, biologiske og psykiske eksponeringer, der er i vores omgivelser, hvis man vil forstå, hvordan vores miljø og arbejdsmiljøpåvirker vores sundhedstilstand og arbejdsevne. Denne 5. udgave er gennemgribende fagligt og visuelt opdateret med den nyeste viden om miljø- og arbejdsmedicin. To helt nye kapitler berører henholdsvis klimaforandringer og et internationalt perspektiv, ligesom aktuel viden om COVID-19 er tilføjet i kapitlet om smitsomme sygdomme. Flere aktuelle cases, test din viden-spørgsmål og opdaterede grafer er samtidig prioriteret for at hjælpe forståelsen. Bogen henvender sig primært til medicinstuderende ved landets fire fakulteter, hvor den er særligt relevant for specialerne almen medicin, lungemedicin, dermatologi, ortopædkirurgi og reumatologi. Bogen kan med fordel også bruges som opslagsværk og ved andre sundhedsfaglige uddannelser.

Neurotransmitters are usually considered to be endogenous substances that are released from neurons, act on receptor sites that are typically present on membranes of postsynaptic cells and produce a functional change in the properties of the target cell. They are essential features of the nervous systems of all animals, and numerous chemicals can act as neurotransmitters either intentionally (e.g. pesticides) or unintentionally (neurotoxins). The most common forms of neurotoxicity are the death of neurons, degeneration of axons, damage to glial cells and interference with the axonal membrane or neurotransmission. Important neurotoxins are found among pesticides, metals, solvents, natural substances, and industrial chemicals. Environmental chemicals may also contribute to the pathology of neurodevelopmental, neuropsychiatric, and neurodegenerative disorders. Neurotransmitters and Toxicology will be particularly appealing to toxicologists interested in neurotoxicology in various sub-disciplines and neuro-chemists interested in pathology and disease mechanisms associated with neurotoxicants.

Toxicology Disasters: Cause and Consequences, a volume in the History of Toxicology and Environmental Health series, provides an historical overview of significant toxicological disasters which involved chemical exposure of humans, animals or the environment. The book documents the timeline of events and the legacy of the resulting exposure which occurred within a specific period of time, but with long lasting consequences. Case studies of toxicological incidents and a wide range of categories, including environmental, industrial, pharmaceutical, domestic and international are not only discussed from a historical perspective but also regarding their impacted toxicology, regulation and our current use of these chemicals.The book will help toxicologists, academics and students from environmental health and toxicology departments, environmental/occupational health regulators, and industrial hygiene/safety personnel gain a better understanding of the arc of a toxicological disaster from its origins, root causes of the problem, and initial and long-term assessments and management.

Neurotoxins are natural or chemical compounds that can disturb the neurological system of mammals. The neurotoxic potential of a neurotoxin is a consequence that may occur if tissue concentrations surpass a particular threshold. Chemicals disrupt adult brain function by interfering with the structure and function of various neuronal pathways, circuits, and systems in diverse ways. Neurotoxicity - New Advances provides updated information about neurotoxicity and neurotoxic chemicals including nanomaterials and pesticides. It also discusses prevention and treatment strategies. This book is an instructive and valuable guide to understanding neurotoxicity and identifying neurotoxicity mechanisms and neurotoxic disorders.