Assessment and diagnosis of the poisoned patient

• Autores: Allister Vale, Sally Bradberry
• Localización: Medicine, ISSN-e 1357-3039, Vol. 44, Nº. 2, 2016, págs. 82-86
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Assessment of an acutely poisoned patient involves taking an appropriate history, assessing the level of consciousness, ventilation and circulation, undertaking a physical examination, and requesting appropriate toxicological and non-toxicological investigations. Diagnosis is based on the history, circumstantial evidence (if available), a cluster of common features (if present) and, occasionally, the results of biochemical or toxicological analyses.