EQ Tox

Question 1

Blister beetle

Answer 1

GI (mucosal irritant) and AKI

Look for hypo- Ca and Mg

Question 2

Hoary alyssum (weed in hay)

Answer 2

Acute laminitis

Question 3

Black walnut (in shavings)

Answer 3

Acute laminitis and SIRS

Question 4

Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) in ragwort and fiddleneck

Answer 4

Secondary photosensitization

phyllerythrin

Question 5

Red maple

Answer 5

Heinz body —> hemolysis

Gallic acid

Question 6

Box elder tree

Answer 6

Neuro and muscle stiffness d/t lipid storage myopathy

Hypoglycin A

Question 7

Moldy corn

Answer 7

Neuro

Fumonisin

Question 8

Brackenfern

Answer 8

Neuro

Thiaminase

Question 9

Yellow star thistle and Russian knapweed

Answer 9

Neuro (can’t prehend food, CN 5/7 deficits)

Repin

Question 10

Locoweed, Water Hemlock, and Sorghum/Johnsongrass

Answer 10

Neuro

Question 11

Fescue grass

Answer 11

No mammary development, birth and gestation issues

Question 12

Foxglove and oleander

Answer 12

CV and GI

Digoxin

Question 13

Yew

Answer 13

CV and GI

Taxine alkaloid

Question 14

Monensin

Answer 14

CV and GI (peracute)

Ionophores

Question 15

Pit vipers

Answer 15

Various (respiratory distress, cardiac injury, etc)