An Introduction to Testing for Drugs of Abuse / William E. Schreiber / Wiley Blackwell (2022)

Public ISBD Titre : An Introduction to Testing for Drugs of Abuse Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : William E. Schreiber, Auteur Editeur : Wiley Blackwell Année de publication : 2022 Importance : 1 vol. (208 p.) Présentation : ill. en coul. Format : 22 cm ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-1-119-79405-9 Langues : Anglais Catégories : Immunologie - Maladies infectieuses - Maladies respiratoires - Ergonomie - Neurologie Mots-clés : - Drugs ( tests ) Index. décimale : 613.8 Drougs Résumé : An Introduction to Testing for Drugs of Abuse presents a distilled set of facts about the major drugs of abuse that are encountered in clinical practice. Individual chapters highlight the similarities in chemical structure, mechanism of action, and physiologic effects of each drug group, as well as their metabolism, therapeutic uses and potential for misuse or abuse. Special attention is given to the testing process, with an emphasis on interpretation of test results. Informative and entertaining cases appear at the end of each chapter. These cases illustrate the many situations in which drug testing is performed for medical, legal and employment purposes. Written in clear, concise language, this book provides practical guidance to pathologists, clinical chemists and technologists who are responsible for reporting and interpreting the results of drug analyses. It will be especially useful to residents and students who are learning about toxicology for the first time. Clinical practitioners – doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health care professionals – will find the information they need to order and interpret drug tests accurately. Note de contenu : Sommaire: *Section I Substance use, drug metabolism and the testing process -1- Introduction -2- How the body handles drugs -3- Specimen collection -4- Screening tests: Immunoassays -5- Confirmation tests: Chromatography and mass spectrometry *Section II Individual drugs -6- Cocaine -7- Amphetamines -8- Benzodiazepines & Z-drugs -9- Other sedative-hypnotic drugs -10-Opioids -11- Cannabinoids -12- Hallucinogens -13- Alcohols *Section III Appendices Appendix A. How to read a toxicology report Appendix B. Guideline documents: Pain management and addiction medicine An Introduction to Testing for Drugs of Abuse [texte imprimé] / William E. Schreiber, Auteur . - [S.l.] : Wiley Blackwell, 2022 . - 1 vol. (208 p.) : ill. en coul. ; 22 cm. ISBN : 978-1-119-79405-9 Langues : Anglais Catégories : Immunologie - Maladies infectieuses - Maladies respiratoires - Ergonomie - Neurologie Mots-clés : - Drugs ( tests ) Index. décimale : 613.8 Drougs Résumé : An Introduction to Testing for Drugs of Abuse presents a distilled set of facts about the major drugs of abuse that are encountered in clinical practice. Individual chapters highlight the similarities in chemical structure, mechanism of action, and physiologic effects of each drug group, as well as their metabolism, therapeutic uses and potential for misuse or abuse. Special attention is given to the testing process, with an emphasis on interpretation of test results. Informative and entertaining cases appear at the end of each chapter. These cases illustrate the many situations in which drug testing is performed for medical, legal and employment purposes. Written in clear, concise language, this book provides practical guidance to pathologists, clinical chemists and technologists who are responsible for reporting and interpreting the results of drug analyses. It will be especially useful to residents and students who are learning about toxicology for the first time. Clinical practitioners – doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health care professionals – will find the information they need to order and interpret drug tests accurately. Note de contenu : Sommaire: *Section I Substance use, drug metabolism and the testing process -1- Introduction -2- How the body handles drugs -3- Specimen collection -4- Screening tests: Immunoassays -5- Confirmation tests: Chromatography and mass spectrometry *Section II Individual drugs -6- Cocaine -7- Amphetamines -8- Benzodiazepines & Z-drugs -9- Other sedative-hypnotic drugs -10-Opioids -11- Cannabinoids -12- Hallucinogens -13- Alcohols *Section III Appendices Appendix A. How to read a toxicology report Appendix B. Guideline documents: Pain management and addiction medicine

Exemplaires

Code-barres	Cote	Support	Localisation	Section	Disponibilité
FB/15475	SNV8/1733	Livre	Bibliothèque SNV	Englais	Disponible
FB/15474	SNV8/1733	Livre	Bibliothèque SNV	Englais	Disponible

---

page 1/1