Chapter 9 Slides - Dobson Flashcards
What are the leading causes of death in developed countries?
Ischemic heart disease and cerebrovascular disease
Postnatally, what are the 3 conditions that are preventable that cause deaths in children under 5 y/o?
Pneumonia
Diarrheal diseases
Malaria
Xenobiotics are metabolized by what?
Cause what?
Cytochrome P-450 system
cell injury -> ROS
What are the inducers of CYP?
SHADE
Smoking Hormones Alcohol Drugs Environmental chemicals
What decreases CYP activity?
Fasting and starvation
What classic morphology is associated with CO poisoning?
Cherry red discoloration
Lead effects lead to what toxicities?
Hematologic Skeletal Neurologic gi Renal
What metabolism does lead interfere with?
Calcium
Lead is associated with what kind of anemia?
Microcytic, hypochromic
What blood and bone marrow changes are present in lead poisoning?
Ring sideroblasts -> red cell precursors with iron-laden mitochondria, detected with Prussian blue stain
What kind of damage is associated with children in lead poisoning?
Adults?
Brain damage
Peripheral demyelinating neuropathy
What kind of histological features are characteristic of lead poisoning?
Basophilic stippling
Mercury mostly affects what organs?
CNS
Kidney
Arsenic affects what organs most commonly?
Gi tract
Nervous system
Skin
Heart
Cadmium is toxic to what systems?
Due to increased what?
Kidneys and lungs
ROS