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1
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Effect of DDT toxicity in fish?

A

Repro

Neurotoxic

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What gas is associated with a yellow haze in animal quarters?

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Nitrogen oxide

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3
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Commercial test for cyanide poisoning? What kind of sample do you use? What color change is positive?

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Sodium picrate paper test

Rumen contents or the plant

Change from yellow to brick red

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Gasoline, kerosene, and petroleum distillates are what type of petroleum products and what do they cause?

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Refined long-chain aliphatics

Aspiration pneumonia

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4
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How does calcium affect the toxicity of soluble oxalate?

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Decreases

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4
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Lesions associated with petroleum products?

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Ulceration in the trachea

Oil in bronchi or GIT

Degeneration and necrosis of liver and kidney (aliphatic hydrocarbons)

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Toxins that cause death by inhibiting cytochrome oxidase?

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H2S

Cyanide

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6
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DDX of fluoride toxicosis?

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Vitamin D deficiency

Parathyroid disease

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6
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MOA of H2S?

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Direct irritant of MM

Inhibits cytochrome oxidase -> inhibits cellular respiration

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7
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What is the toxic dose of HCN in all animals?

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2-2.3 mg/kg (highly toxic)

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7
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Clinical signs of chronic cyanide poisoning?

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Posterior paralysis

Incontinence

Cystitis

Possible goitrogenic effect

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7
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Effect of DDT toxicity in birds?

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Eggshell thinning

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8
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How can nitrogen gas be converted to nitrate/nitrite?

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Alkali

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9
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Bovine hyerkeratosis is associated with what toxin?

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Petroleum (chlorinated naphthalenes)

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10
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Treatment of CO?

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Oxygen

5% CO2

Blood transfusion

Fluids

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11
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What is the most important determinant of respiratory injury?

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Solubility of the toxin

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11
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T/F: Most young plants are less toxic than mature plants

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False

More toxic

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12
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What is the specimen of choice for diagnosing nitrite poisoning in dead animals?

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Ocular fluid

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12
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MOA of chronic cyanide poisoning?

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Neuronal degeneration and demyelination of the brain and spinal cord

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12
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Lesions of Nitrogen oxide?

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Lung shit

Methemoglobinemia

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13
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Odor associated with nitrogen oxide?

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Chlorine-like odor

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13
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MOA of irritants (smoke inhalation)

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Chemically react on contact with mucous membranes to cause local effects

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14
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What type of fluoride toxicosis causes delayed mineralization of teeth?

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Chronic

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16
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What are the characteristic lesions of nitrogen oxide gas toxicity?

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Pulmonary edema

Methemoglobinemia

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17
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Where is fluoride mainly stored?

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Bones and teeth

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18
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Lesions of H2S?

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Dark blood, may not clot

Tissues are dark or green/purple

GI contents are black/gray and smell

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19
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T/F: Nitrite crosses the placenta

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True

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20
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What toxin in associated with bloood-tinged froth?

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Soluble oxalate

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21
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Adding murcuric chloride to a sample being tested for what poison will preserve it?

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Cyanide

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22
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What treatments are generally contraindicated with petroleum poisoning?

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Emetics

Gastric lavage

Glucocorticoids

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23
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T/F: Petroleum products with high boiling points are relatively non-toxic

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True

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23
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At what percent COHb will death occur?

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60-70%

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24
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Benzene, toluene, and xylene are what type of petroleum products and what do they cause?

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Refined aromatic hydrocarbons

Bone mattow suppression

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25
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Sodium thiosulfate is used to treat what toxin and how does it work?

A

Cyanide

Converts CN- to thiocyanate (less toxic)

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26
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T/F: Emetics and gastric lavage are good treatments for petroleum poisoning

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False

Generally contraindicated

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27
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What gas is reddish brown in color?

A

NO2

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27
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What are the best diagnostic samples for cyanide poisoning?

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Brain and heart

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28
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Which is more readily absorbed, aromatic hydrocarbons or aliphatic hydrocarbons?

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Aromatic hydrocarbons

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29
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Along with nitrite, what other toxins cause methemoglobinemia?

A

Copper

Acetominophen

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30
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T/F: Nitrate is 10x more toxic than nitrite

A

False

Nitrite is more toxic

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31
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Lesions of acute fluoride toxicosis?

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Hemorrhagic gastroenteritis

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32
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Prognosis of petroleum poisoning?

A

Depends on severity

Guarded to poor in severe cases due to oil in the lungs

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33
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What form of absorption of petroleum products will cause aspiration pneumonia?

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Absorption via GIT

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34
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Sodium nitrite is used to treat what toxin and how does it work?

A

Cyanide

Causes methemoglobin which binds CN- and reactivated cytochrome oxidase

36
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Which form of cyanide is more toxic? Cyanide or thiocyanate

38
Q

How is cyanide absorbed into the body?

A

GIT

Inhalation

Intact skin

39
Q

Fluoride is fatal to the fetus?

A

False

It crosses the placenta but the fetus is generally not affected

40
Q

For soluble oxalate poisoning, list the parts of the plant from most to least toxic:

Seeds

Leaves

Stems

A

Leaves

Seeds

Stems

41
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What causes “silo filler’s disease” in people?

A

Nitrogen oxide

42
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Clinical signs of acute fluoride toxicosis?

A

Hemorrhagic hastroenteritis

CNS stimulation/clonic seizures

Decreased milk production

Death from respiratory and cardiac failure

43
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Effect of DDT toxicity in mammals?

A

Liver and kidney damage

Neurotoxin effects

Teratogenic (mice)

Carcinogenic

44
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What is the cause of death with nitrogen oxide poisoning?

45
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How do petroleum products enter the body?

A

GI

Intact skin

Inhalation

46
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MOA of simple asphyxiants?

A

Space occupying at the expense of oxygen

46
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Systemic effects of petroleum products?

A

CNS depression

Liver/kidney damage

Bone marrow suppression

47
Q

Treatment of H2S?

A

Sodium nitrite IV

Forms metHg which reactivates cytochrome oxidase

48
Q

Lesions of chronic fluoride toxicosis?

A

Dental and bone lesions

50
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Describe the lesions in the kidney from soluble oxalate poisoning

A

Dark red cortex and medulla separated by a gray line from accumulation of oxalate crystals in the renal tubules

51
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T/F: Stimulation of rumen microflora increases the toxicity of nitrates

52
Q

What species are most susceptible to ammonia?

54
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Which is more toxic? Sour crude of sweet crude

A

Sweet crude

55
Q

Colors of Nitrogen oxide gases?

A

NO2 = red brown

NO4 = colorless

56
Q

Which toxin causes hypocalcemia, tetany, and damage to kidney tubules and why?

A

Soluble oxalate

Binds with calcium in the blood to for calcium oxalate crystals

58
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How can you tell the difference between nitrate and cyanide poisoning since they both cause rapid death?

A

Blood color

Nitrate = chocolate brown

Cyanide = cherry red

59
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If you see a yellow haze within animal quarters, what gas is present?

A

Nitrogen oxide

DO NOT ENTER

60
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Odor associated with Nitrogen oxide?

61
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What is the most important lesion associated with nitrite poisoning?

A

Brown-chocolate colored blood (methemoglobin)

62
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Which is more toxic, soluble sodium fluoride or calcium fluoride?

A

Sodium fluoride

64
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How does Methylene blue 1% treat nitrate poisoning?

A

Converts metHb back to Hb

Turns ferric iron back into ferris

65
Q

What species is most susceptible to petroleum poisoning?

66
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MOA of chemical asphyxiants

A

Prevent uptake of oxygen

67
Q

Half life of DDT?

A

Up to 15 years

68
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Lesions on CO?

A

Bright red blood

70
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Methane, ethane, propane, and butane are what type of petroleum product?

A

Refined short-chain aliphatics

72
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What is the field test used to test for nitrate in forage?

A

Diphenylamine test

74
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What species should you not induce emesis in?

A

Horse

Rat

Rabbits

Guinea pigs

Japanese quail

75
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T/F: Food in the rumen reduces the rate of absorption of soluble oxalate

75
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How is fluoride absorbed?

77
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Which fluoride toxicosis is more common, acute or chronic? Which species is it more common in?

A

Chronic more common

Mainly seen in dairy cattle

78
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How do you preserve blood to test for methemoglobin concentration?

A

One part blood to twenty parts phosphate buffer (pH6.6)

79
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Sensitivity levels in ruminants, horses, and pigs to nitrate?

A

Ruminants are most susceptible

Horses are very sensitive to IV nitrite

Pigs are resistant

80
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Gas common in silos?

A

Nitrogen oxide

81
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What enzyme is released due to damage to cyanide plants?

A

B-glucosidase

Hydrolyzes cyanogenic glycosides and releases cyanide

82
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Cause of death of sulfur oxide?

83
Q

Toxins that cause bright red blood?

A

CO

Cyanide

84
Q

Best specimen to submit for Dx of fluoride toxicosis?

85
Q

Clinical signs of acute cyanide poisoning?

A

Tachypnea

Anziety

Panting

Gasping

Die in 4-5 minutes from onset of clinical signs

86
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Treatment for Nitrogen oxide?

A

Methylene blue IV

Reverses metHb

88
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MOA of acute nitrite toxicosis?

A

Oxidation of ferrous iron to ferric and conversion of hemoblobin to methemoglobin

89
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MOA of CO?

A

Forms carboxyhemoglobin

90
Q

Treatment of fluoride toxicosis?

A

Aluminum salts

Calcium carbonate

Defluoridated phosphate

Form insoluble compounds with fluoride in the gut

91
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Lesions associated with cyanide poisoning?

A

Bright red mucous membranes

Cherry red blood

93
Q

What gas is associated with a bitter almond or ammoniacal odor?

94
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What is the treatment of choice for nitrate poisoning?

A

Metylene blue 1%

Cant give it to cats

94
Q

Clinical signs of ammonia?

A

Decreased growth rate and egg production

Clonic seizures

95
Q

What species does cyanide poisoning mostly affect?

A

Large animals

Cattla>sheep>horses and swine

95
Q

Rank the following parts of a plant from most to least toxic for cyanide:

Bark

Fruit

Leaves

Seeds

Stems

A

Seeds

Leaves

Bark

Stems

Fruit

96
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MOA of acute cyanide poisoning?

A

Blocks electron transport and causes histotoxic anoxia

98
Q

Source of H2S?

A

Urine and feces

100
Q

Odor associated with H2S?

A

Rotten egg smell

101
Q

Clinical signs of chronic fluoride toxicosis?

A

Bony exostoses

Spontaneous fractures

Brown color around eroded areas in teeth

Rough haircoat, reduced millk production and reproduction

102
Q

What two blood conditions increase nitrate toxicity?

A

Anemia

Methemoglobinemia

103
Q

MOA of ammonia?

A

Direct irritant to mucous membranes causing pulmonary edema and congestion

104
Q

Whal ions does fluoride have a strong affinity for?

A

Calcium

Aluminum

Iron

105
Q

What causes abortion in acute and chronic nitrite toxicosis?

A

Acute = fetal methemoglobinemia

Chronic = decreased progesterone

106
Q

Treatment for cyanide poisoning?

A

Sodium nitrite 20%

Sodium thiosulfate 20%

107
Q

Do short-chain aliphatics have a low or high toxicity?

108
Q

Which gas causes more deaths in closed facilities than any other gas?

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