Chapter 21: Toxicology Flashcards
A state of overwhelming obsession or physical need to continue the use of a substance.
Addiction
A substance that is used to neutralize or counteract a poison.
Antidote
A severe withdrawal syndrome seen in alcoholics who are deprived of ethyl alcohol; characterized by restlessness, fever, sweating, disorientation, agitation, and seizures; can be fatal if untreated.
Delirium Tremens
An agent that produces false perceptions in any one of the five senses.
Hallucinogen
A sleep-inducing effect or agent.
Hypnotic
Swallowing; taking a substance by mouth
Ingestion
A form, provided by manufactures 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 a safety data sheet. (SDS)
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
A drug that produces sleep or altered mental consciousness.
Narcotic
A subset of the opioid family, referring to natural, non-synthetic opioids.
Opiate/s
A synthetically produced narcotic medication, drug, or agent similar to opiate morphine, but not derived from opium; used to relieve pain.
Opioid/s
An excessive quantity of a drug that, when taken or administered, can have toxic or lethal consequences.
Overdose
A substance whose chemical action could damage structures or impair function when introduced into the body.
Poison/s
A substance that decreases activity and excitement.
Sedative
An agent that produces an excited state.
Stimulant
The misuse of any substance to produce a desired effect.
Substance Abuse
The need for increasing amounts of a drug to obtain the same effect.
Tolerance
The study of toxic or poisonous substances.
Toxicology
What is Emesis? How does this relate to treating a patient and determining the nature of the poison?
Vomiting, if the patients vomits you can examine the contents for pill fragments. Always remember to wear PPE for this activity.
Because alcohol is a irritant to the stomach lining, some blood may be present during emesis. This is also termed as?
Hematemesis
What are cholinergic agents?
medications that overstimulate the normal body functions controlled by the parasympathetic nervous system.
When caring for a known alcoholic patient with severe trauma to the chest and abdomen, you should be concerned that…
internal bleeding may be profuse because prolonged alcohol use may impair the blood’s ability to clot.
