Environment Flashcards
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soot (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) at risk for
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- english chimney sweeps at risk for scrotal cancer (SCC)
2
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vinyl chloride
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- plastic industry (make PVC pipes
- angiosarcoma of liver (also caused by arsenic
3
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uranium and radon gas
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- miners
- lung cancer
4
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β-napthylamine
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- dye makers and rubber workers; moth balls
- bladder cancer
5
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benzoapyrene
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- steel mills and cigarette smoke
- lung and bladder cancer
6
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carbon tetrachloride
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- liver breaks down to free radical CCl3
- dry cleaners
- liver and kidney toxicity
7
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organophosphates
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- DUMBELSS
- irreversible cholinesterase inhibitors
- antidote = atropine + 2PAMM
8
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angiosarcoma of liver caused by
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- V: vinyl chloride
- A: arsenic
- T: thorotrast
9
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top 3 COD in smokers
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heart disease, lung cancer, COPD (smokers get centriacinar emphysema)
- female smokers often develop early menopause bc knocks out estrogen –> have increased rate of postmenopausal osteoporosis
10
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LSD
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- increased HR and BP
- acute panic reaction and visual hallucinations
- behavior-related trauma with possibly impulsive or irrational behavior
11
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mescaline
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- in peyote
- similar to LSD but may also cause nausea/vomiting
12
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MDMA
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- ecstasy
- HTN, tachycardia, diaphoresis, dehydration
- hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, myoglobinuric renal failure,
- disseminated IV coagulation,
- depleted brain serotonin
13
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amphetamines
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- release of NE, dopamine, serotonin
- produce similar effects to cocaine but are orally active
- acute tox: disorientation, agitation, HTN, chest pain, palpitations, dry mouth, nausea, vomiting, diaphoresis, mydriasis (dilated eyes)
- chronic tox: anorexia, pulmonary edema, stroke, eroded teeth, cellulitis, psychotic reactions
- bath salts = designer drug w effects of amphetamines; highly addictive
