Chapter 22 Toxicology Flashcards
Misuse of any substance to produce desired effect
Substance abuse
A form provided by manufacturers and compounders of chemicals containing info about chemical combustion physical and chemical properties health and safety hazards emergency response and waste disposal of specific material
SAFTY data sheet
Material saftey data sheet
Vomiting blood
Hematemesis
A poison or harmful substance
Toxin
Taking substance by mouth
Ingestion
A state of overwhelming obsession or physical need to continue use of substance
Addiction
A sleep inducing effect or agent
Hypnotic
An agent that produces false perceptions in any one of the five senses
Hallucinogen
A study of toxic or poisonous substances
Toxicology
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;
Restlessness, fever, sweating, disorientation, agitation, and seizures, can be fatal if untreated
Delirium tremens
The need for increasing amounts of a drug to obtain the same effect
Tolerance
Vomiting
Emesis
A substance whose chemical action could damage structures or impair function when introduced into the body
Poison
Synthetically produced narcotic medication drug or agent similar to the opiate morphine; used to relieve pain
Opioid
