Final Flashcards
Poisoning by which plant cause sign of vit. B1 (thiamine) def. in mono gastric animals?
Horsetail or bracken fern
What plant has a phytotoxin?
castor bean
What plant causes digitalis effects with initial ab pain and vomiting?
oleander
What plant produces a photodynamic substance that causes photosensitivity?
St. Johnswort
Ragwort’s toxic principle
Pyrrolidine alkaloids
Sudden onset of signs of hepatic insufficiency such as wt loss, icterus, incoordination, head pressing, aimless wandering, walking in circle and other signs of main, GI distress, tenesmus, and signs due to
ragwort
The toxic principles of what plant act by blocking the nicotinic receptors at the NM junction?
larkspur
What plant acts by a mechanism similar to Vit D?
Day-blooming jessamine
What is not effective in treating poisoning by cyanogenic plants?
activated charcoal ONLY
What is a toxicant that causes bright red MM and cherry red blood?
cyanide
Chronic poisoning with ____ is most likely to cause abortion in cattle?
nitrate
What are the CS of marine toad intoxication?
foaming of the mouth, seizures, tachy/bradycardia
rotten garlic odor is??
Se
lameness, hoof abhor, emaciation, and loss of hair is
Chronic Se
Methylene Blue IV is the antidote for?
nitrate
A toxin that causes elevated thiocyanate levels in urine?
cyanide
Cyanide and hydrogen sulfide act by
causing sudden death mainly due to preventing tissue oxygen utilization
you can treat hydrogen sulfide and cyanide with
sodium nitrate IV
signs of chronic cyanide poisoning in horses are mainly due to
neuronal degeneration of the spinal cord and brain
The plant that causes cyanide poisoning?
wild cherry
Caladium is in what family
insoluble Ca oxalate
poisoning due to plants containing soluble oxalates is most common in
ruminants
The toxic principle in monkshood is…
cardiotoxic alkaloid
The primary effect of pyrrolizidine alkaloids is
hepatic damage