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Medical Toxicology |
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Medical Toxicology is a unique and complex specialty
with ties to Emergency Medicine, Occupational Medicine and Pediatrics. Only a
handful of practicing Virginia physicians are certified as Medical Toxicologists
by the American Board of Medical Specialists and the University of Virginia Health
System is home to 3 of them.
Medical toxicologists have the expertise to
identify and treat conditions
including:
- Acute and chronic poisoning
- Adverse drug reactions
- Envenomations
- Workplace or environmental chemical exposures
- Mass exposure to industrial chemicals or chemical weapons
For more information, select from the following topics:
- The Blue Ridge Poison Center where specially trained nurses and doctors are available by phone 24 hours every
day of the year to offer free, confidential information and advice on poisoning
for the general public and for healthcare professionals in all settings.
- The Center for Clinical Toxicology provides 24-hour physician consult services and an outpatient clinic for referred patients with complex toxicological problems.