Carbamates Flashcards

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Carbamates

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pesticides derived from carbamic acid and kill insects similar to Organophosphates

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Absorption of Carbamates?

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Inhalation

Ingestion

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3
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Toxicokinetics of Carbamates

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DO NOT penetrate the CNS

DO NOT require hepatic bioactivation

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4
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Mechanism of Action for Carbamates?

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Reversible inhibition of acetylcholinesterase

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5
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Clinical signs of Carbamates

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Salivation
Lacrimation
Urination
Diarrhea

“SLUD”

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Laboratory Diagnosis of Carbamates

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Blood samples

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7
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Diagnosis of Carbamate toxicosis

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History of exposure

Response to Atropine Therapy

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8
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Treatment of Carbamate toxicosis

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Atropine

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9
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Prognosis of Carbamates

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Good if treatment is started soon

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