environ goljy Flashcards
Cotinine
metabolite of nicotine; used for screening
Nicotine patch
effictive in treating ulcerative colitis
alcohol metabolism:
increased NADH is key to lab abnormalities
alcohol abuse
most common cause of thiamine def.
increased anion gap met. acidosis in alcohol abuse
lactic acid, b-hydroxybutyric acid
alcohol liver disease lab findings
AST>ALT; increased GGT
Hep B
most common systematic complicatino of iv drug use
Salicylate poisoning
danger of hyperthermia
acetaminophen and aspirin
cause fulminate hepatitis
unopposed estrogen
thrombogenic, carcinogenic, cholestasis
oral contraceptives
decreased risk for endometrial and ovarian cancer (only surface type)most common cause of hypertension in young women; angiotensinogen
Bee/wasp sting
most common cause of death due to venomous bite
gunshot wound
contact: fouling (contains soot/gunpowder)intermediate: wound powder tattooing
motor vehicle accidents
most common cause of accidnetal death in people ages 1-39
shaken baby syndrome
retinal hemmorrhages
1st and 2nd degree burns
no permanent scarring
most common cause of death in burn victims
P aeruginiosa - opportunistic
heat exhaustion
core temp greater than 40 C or 104 Fanhidrosis, inpared consciousness
most common drowning
wet drowning
high altitude
o2 conc 21%, decreased atmospheric pressureresp. alk., right shift
ionizing radiation
damage to DNAlymphoid tissue most sensitivebone least sensitive
acute leukemia
most freq cancer caused by radiation
UVB
increase in pyrimidine dimers distorts DNA helix
Basal cell carcinoma
most common UVB light-related skin cancer
