Toxicology

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The Medical Toxicology clinical service at Saint Louis University provides bedside consultation to both adults and children at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital and SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital. The rotation which can vary from a full month to self-designed electives varying in duration also includes 5 to 7 didactic lectures given by Dr. Scalzo, 4 to 5 educational field trips (Missouri Poison Center for poisoning intake calls; SLU Forensic & Environmental Toxicology Laboratory including a mini-lecture; Saint Louis Zoo Herpetarium tour including discussion of antivenoms and venomous snakes; the Hyperbaric Medicine Unit at St. Luke's Hospital and.