Ch. 22 Toxicology Flashcards
Addiction
A state of overwhelming obsession or physical need to continue the use of a substance.
Antidote
A substance that is used to neutralize or counteract a poison.
Delirium tremens (DTs)
A severe withdrawl syndrome seen in alcoholics who are deprived of ethyl alcohol; characterized by restlessness, fever, sweating, disorientation, agitation, and seizures; can be fatal if untreated.
Emesis
Vomiting
Hallucinogen
An agent that produces false perceptions in any one of the five senses.
Hematemesis
Vomiting blood.
Hypnotic
A sleep-inducing effect or agent.
Ingestion
Swallowing; taking a substance by mouth.
Material safety data sheet (MSDS)
A form, provided by manufacturers and compounders (blenders) of chemicals, containing information about chemical composition, physical and chemical properties, health and safety hazards, emergency response, and waste disposal of a specific material; also known as safety data sheet (SDS).
Narcotic
A drug that produces sleep or altered mental status or level of consciousness.
Opiate
A subset of the opioid family, referring to natural, nonsynthetic opioids.
Opioid
A synthetically produced narcotic medication, drug, or agent similar to the opiate morphine, but not derirved from opium; used to relieve pain.
Overdose
An excessive quantity of a drug that, wnen taken or administered, can have toxic or lethal consequences.
Poison
A substance whose chemical action could damage structures or impair function when introduced into the body.
Sedative
A substance that decreases activity and excitement.
