Medical Toxicology

1. UMLS (HL7) C1555739
    

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   Relation/PAR: Emergency Medicine
   
2. [Medical Toxicologists evaluate and manage patients with accidental or intentional poisoning through exposure to prescription and non-prescription medications, drugs of abuse, household or industrial toxins, and environmental toxins. These physicians provide consultations through affiliations with regional poison control centers or within their respective medical institutions. The more important areas of Medical Toxicology include but are not limited to the following list subjects: acute pediatric and adult drug ingestion; drug abuse, addiction, and withdrawal; chemical poisoning exposure and toxicity; hazardous materials exposure and toxicity; occupational toxicology; biological poisons; basic concepts of toxicology such as kinetics, dose-response relationships, indices of toxicity and safety standards; basic principles of poison prevention; basic principles of toxic exposure and preventive methodologies.ACGME Accredited Residency Program Requirements: Medical Toxicology (EM) 2 years with 3-4 years Emergency Medicine for a total of 5-6 years; for Medical Toxicology (Preventive Medicine) 2 years with 3 years Preventive Medicine for a total of 5 years. Medical Toxicology (Pediatrics): None.ABMS Approved Subspecialty Certificates (Emergency Medicine) (Pediatrics) (Preventive Medicine) ( HL7V3.0 )]
   UMLS (HL7) C1555830
    

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   Relation/PAR: Pediatrics
   
3. UMLS (HL7) C1555854
    

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   Relation/PAR: Preventive Medicine