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ELSEVIER Forensic Toxicology Principles And Concepts 2Nd Edition by Nicholas Lappas, Courtney Lappas
The second edition of Forensic Toxicology: Principles and Concepts takes the reader back to the origins of forensic toxicology providing an overview of the largely unchanging principles of the discipline. The text focuses on the major tenets in forensic toxicology, including an introduction to the discipline, principles of forensic toxicology including pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, drug interactions and toxicogenomics, fundamentals of forensic toxicology analysis, types of interpretations based on analytical forensic toxicology results, and reporting from the laboratory to the courtroom. Also included in the second edition is a Unit focused on the forensic toxicology of individual drugs of abuse. Table of contents :-UNIT I: PRINCIPLES OF TOXICOLOGY 1. Principles of Pharmacokinetics 2. Principles of Pharmacodynamics 3. Drug Interactions 4. ToxicogenomicsUNIT II: INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY 5. The development of forensic toxicology 6. The Duties and Responsibilities of Forensic Toxicologists 7. Forensic Toxicology Resources 8. The LaboratoryUNIT III: ANALYSIS 9. Analytical Strategy 10. Sample Handling 11. Storage Stability of Analytes 12. Analytical Samples 13. Sample Preparation 14. Methods of Detection, Identification, and Quantitation 15. Quality Assurance and Quality Control 16. Analytical ErrorsUNIT IV: INTERPRETATION 17. Types of Interpretations 18. Factors that Influence the Interpretations of Analyte ConcentrationUNIT V: REPORTING 19. Reports 20. TestifyingUNIT VI: DRUGS OF ABUSE 21. Ethanol 22. Opioids 23. Morphine 24. Heroin 25. Fentanyls 26. CannabinoidsUNIT VII: Cases in Toxicology 27. The Case of William Palmer 28. The Case of Marie Bernard 29. The Case of Claus von Bulow 30. Physician PoisonersAppendix A. Glossary