toxicology

Sorry, maybe it's a dumb question, but why is lipid rescue therapy used to reverse intoxication with a local anesthetic (LA) agent? I know the rationale behind this is that LA molecules are lipophilic and will leave the blood to get into the lipid solution, but won't the lipid phase just kind...

Hello there! One quick (and relatively insensitive) method to detect acute CO poisoning is to take a blood sample, dilute it and mix it with 5% NaOH. A pink tint in comparison with the colour obtained from a normal blood specimen (I've been told it'd be brown-ish?) suggests the presence of...

Alright everyone, I came across this issue after finding out that GIC is mostly aluminium, while on the other hand recent trends in food production try to reduce aluminium with great effort. While there basically seems to be safely bond aluminium, I wonder if this is the case for GIC cement...

If I wanted to be a trauma surgeon or an ER doc could I also work in like a toxicology lab or do research like that either throughout my residency or while I was a practicing physician? (without doing an MD/PhD program)

Hi Everyone! While researching various vet schools (specifically DVM/PhD prgrams) I am trying find programs that offer electives and research opportunities in environmental toxicology. I know that UIUC excells in this area, but I was wondering if you guys had any other specific suggestions for...