Interesting Cases from the Toxicology Archives or cases that I’ve known and loved Robert H Poppenga, DVM, PhD, DABVT California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System SVM, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA May 12, 2015 Did you know? The amount spent by pet owners to treat common toxicities Compare 2012 and 2013 data
cases in which to employ analytical methods With few exceptions, such murders are solved in the laboratory with skill that is uncanny to the layman "Forensic analysis" sounds harmless enough, but it is the science of toxicology brought to a high state of development at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science Through it, the
Commonly used for acetaminophen toxicosis; can be given along with SAMe for other hepatotoxins Dilute to 5 solution and give orally or intravenously through a filter Note: If given orally, further dilute with something sweet to mask sulfur smell and taste Naloxone Along with reversing opioid exposure, can be used to reverse severe
15 7 of cases, a decrease from the previous 3 years 2–4 Hispanic ethnicity was reported in 12 5 of cases; 19 1 of cases reported ethnicity as unknown/uncertain Race and ethnicity are self-reported by patients, or in cases in which a patient is unable to report, it may be determined by the examining medical toxicologist to the best of
overdose cases the intact tablet s or capsules of drugs are found in the stomach at the time of autopsy and present a concentrated supply of the agent that can be readily identified Even when no tablets or capsules are seen, their solubilized remains on the stomach walls may still present the best sample for identification
Figure 1 shows the number of drugs present in the homicide victims When toxicology tests were positive for one drug that drug was most likely to be marijuana or alcohol Multiple drugs were found in 21 of cases With the exception of one victim who tested positive for three drugs, the other multiple drug cases involved two drugs
The format used produced valuable information that the editors thought would be an excellent foundation for a book of cases Five prominent medical toxicolo-
In 1999, the laboratory received an urgent demand of toxicology test from one of the Government hospital for diagnosis of type of poison used to poison a patient
toxicology practices in drug-related death cases in Europe, Technical report, combination of techniques used for the detection of drugs or drug metabolites