Any recommendations for a book that provides a good overview of toxicology?
Any recommendations for a book that provides a good overview of toxicology?
Any recommendations for a book that provides a good overview of toxicology?
If you rotate through New York Poison Control Center (NYU) the fellows sell a sweet book on tox. It's in a spiral binder, good overview. I think it was like $35 or $40.
I used Pediatric Toxicology during my med student rotation. At 500 pages, it's probably more detailed than a med student really needs, but I knew I wanted to do tox, and I had plenty of time to read while on the rotation, so....Any recommendations for a book that provides a good overview of toxicology?
Casarett & Doull's Essentials of Toxicology vs Toxicology Handbook, 2e vs Poisoning and Drug Overdose
Anyone familiar with all three and have a recommendation?
http://www.amazon.com/Casarett-Doul...=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1334368220&sr=1-2
http://www.amazon.com/Toxicology-Ha...=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1334368220&sr=1-3
http://www.amazon.com/Poisoning-Ove...r_1_14?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1334368241&sr=1-14
The system based approach to Essentials is appealing. Seems like a good way to build a foundation...
In case any other medical students come looking at this thread in the future, I went with Poisoning and Drug Overdose by Olsen. It seems to cover the key points for basic science background, clinical considerations, and treatment. As a bonus it would still be useful as a portable reference guide if you end up getting one of the full-fledged textbooks...
I had a chance to skim through the Casarett & Doull's Essentials of Toxicology book and it seemed too superficial; geared more for the undergraduate level. Never got a look at the Toxicology Handbook but it seemed a little too concise.