Network Five: Toxicology

Network Five: Episode 19 – Toxicology

Guest Expert – A/Prof. Naren Gunja – FACEM, clinical and forensic toxicologist, Sydney – Australia.

Part 1

In this segment, we discuss rare and very rare adverse effects of Clozapine.

• De Fazio P, Gaetano R, Caroleo M, Cerminara G, Maida F, Bruno A, Muscatello MR, Moreno MJ, Russo E, Segura-García C. Rare and very rare adverse effects of clozapine. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2015 Aug 6;11:1995-2003. 

Part 2

In this part, we explore the prevalence of pregnancy in patients presenting with deliberate self-poisoning. The interlude will be presented by A/Prof. Naren Gunja.

• Salter MD, Chandru P, Rowe K, Smith P, Gunja N. Prevalence of Pregnancy in Drug Overdose Presenting to a Tertiary Toxicology Service. Clinical Audit. 2022;14:19-29

Part 3

In this segment, we talk about Sarin, a nerve agent used in the Tokyo subway attack in 1995. 

• Tokuda Y, Kikuchi M, Takahashi O, Stein GH. Prehospital management of sarin nerve gas terrorism in urban settings: 10 years of progress after the Tokyo subway sarin attack. Resuscitation. 2006 Feb;68(2):193-202.

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