Toxicology

Key points have been added to the Management of poisoning page

Key points have been added to the Toxidromes page.

Key points have been added to the Poisoning by unknown substances page.

A short segment on history has been added to the Poisoning by unknown substances page.

Key points have been added to the Epidemiology of poisoning page.

A short segment on phosphatidylethanol testing has been added to the Ethanol page.

The Non ferrous metals page has been updated with additional information about thallium.

The Non ferrous metals page has been updated with additional information about cobalt.

The Arsenic page has had a significant revision.

A number of minor updates and wording improvements have been made to the Lead page.

A segment on management has been added to the Drug induced seizures page.

A new short segment on bupropion toxicity has been added to the Antidepressant toxicity page.

A short segment on endoscopy in the treatment of poisoning has been added to the Other methods of GIT decontamination page.

A short segment on the investigation or pharmacobezoars has been added to the Other methods of GIT decontamination page.

The segment on pharmacobezoars has been moved from the Pharmacokinetics page to the Other methods of GIT decontamination page.

The Na channel blocking agents page has been updated with additional information about treatment.

The Opioid agonists page has been updated with a new segment on synthetic opioids.

The Other drugs of abuse page has been updated with a short segment on the long term effects of cannabis.

The Opioid antagonists and partial agonists page has been updated with some additional information about naloxone infusions.