Drugs of Abuse in the Intensive Care Unit Setting

作者: A. L. Jones

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-13453-5_54

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摘要: Drugs of abuse are an ever-increasing problem in modern society and staff intensive care units (ICUs) facing increasing workload from such patients. This chapter discusses the clinical features appropriate management patients using common drugs abuse. The diagnosis brain death presence use drug abusers as organ donors for transplantation purposes is discussed. Appropriate screening interpretation results tests also covered.

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