What is Toxicology?

What is a toxicant?

What is a dose?

Threshold Dose

Dosage rate

Therapeutic Index

Sources of variance in toxic response regarding the animal

Sources of variance in toxic response regarding the exposure

TD50

LD50

toxicokinetics

toxicodynamics

Stabilize CAB in that order

POISONED PATIENT.... ZOMG what do I do?
-On the phone

POISONED PATIENT.... ZOMG what do I do?
-At the hospital

Stabilizing/Supportive Care
•Respiratory

Stabilizing/Supportive Care
•Circulatory

Stabilizing/Supportive Care
•CNS

Stabilizing/Supportive Care
•Body Temp

POISONED PATIENT.... ZOMG what do I do?
-At the hospital decontamination

Induction of emesis at home

induction of emesis at the clinic in cats

Induction of emesis at the clinic in dogs

Gastric lavage

Activated Charcoal
Treatment

When is activated charcoal a good call?

When does activated charcoal perform poorly?

Cathartics

Cathartics- Mineral Oil

Gastrototomy/Endoscopy

Topical Toxins

Detoxification

Forced Dialysis/Diuresis

ion trapping

Antidotes

SLUDGE(M)

Acid Burns

Alkali Burns

General concepts about soaps, detergents, cleaning agents

Soaps

Non-ionic detergents

Anionic Detergents

Anionic Detergents
Tx

Cationic Detergents
General

Cationic Detergents
Symptoms

Cationic Detergents
Tx

Should you give acids to treat cationic detergent toxicity?

Acidic corrosive/caustic cleaning products

Alkali corrosive/caustic cleaning products general

Alkali corrosive/caustic cleaning products treatments

Alkali corrosive/caustic cleaning products symptoms