by Dan Rusyniak OK, I am going to dive into this whole Russia controversy. Now before you go getting all political on me, I am not talking about the Muller probe. I am talking about the recent suspected poisoning of a former Russian Spy in England. While Russia has been the prime culprit […]
Tox and Hound – Toxicology’s Shapeshifter: Synthetic Cannabinoids
by Jeff Lapoint July, 2010. 3:14 am. “Jeff, I got a liddle case for ya”, said the voice of Lou (named changed), the very New York C-SPI from the Poison Center. “917-555-. . .” He continued to rattle off a phone number. “Dude, give me more than that”, I begged. I was a new fellow, […]
Tox and Hound – Snakes! Why’d it have to be SNAKES?
by Meghan Spyres Unless you suffer the over appreciated and never-ending summer of southern California, the warm weather season is winding down and fall is settling in. Though many will lament the end of iced coffees, sunny beaches, and carefree summer attire, for many toxicologists, we will quietly lament the end of snake season. Perhaps […]
Tox and Hound – Fellow Friday – Cyanomythology: The Toxicomythology of Cyanide Poisoning
Binding to Cytochrome Oxidase and the Mysterious Cyanhemoglobin by Steven Curry, M.D. Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Phoenix, AZ @SteveCurryMD Every toxicology fellow learns about cyanide. But not all of what they learn is necessarily correct. As a resident, I was taught that the CN– ion […]
Tox and Hound – 1080
by Chris Holstege Early in my career, I received a call from my emergency department (ED) that a local pest remover had an M44 cyanide device discharge in his face. He was hyperventilating while insufflating amyl nitrite. I began to look further into it and I was rather stunned at the number of markedly toxic […]
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