TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Approach to Poisoning A1 - Punja, Mohan A1 - Hoffman, Robert J. A2 - Farcy, David A. A2 - Chiu, William C. A2 - Marshall, John P. A2 - Osborn, Tiffany M. PY - 2016 T2 - Critical Care Emergency Medicine, 2e AB - Patients with poison exposure and toxicity may present with a spectrum of various clinical signs, symptoms, and problems. Most of these are very straightforward and easily anticipated, but others may be unpredictable or associated with exposure to unidentified substances that hinder the clinician from knowing what to expect. There are, however, general principles that may be employed as a framework on which the approach to most poisonings may be based. These are employed when managing adverse effects from poisoning by known or unidentified substances. Less than 5% of poisonings require use of specific antidotes; thorough general supportive care is the most important approach in caring for most poisoned patients.1 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/07 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135703218 ER -