Finals-zootoxins Flashcards
Latrotoxin sources
Black widow spider/ hour glass spider/ Latrodectus mactans
Signs and symptoms of Larotoxin poison
Cholinergic
Flushed
Sweating face contorted in a painful grimace w/ conjunctivitis
Restlessness
HPN
Latrotoxin treatment
Calcium gluconate
Antivenom
5-hydroxytryptamine sources
Scorpion (centuroides scrupturatus)
Signs and symptoms of 5-hydroxytryptamine
Neurotoxin
5-hydroxytryptamine treatment
Barbiturates and IV antivenom
Bee venom
Hymenoptera (bees, wasps and ants)
Red ants
Formic acid
Signs and symptoms of bee venom
Anaphylactic shock
Bee venom treatment
Diphenhydramine and steroids
Snakes poision
Hyaluronidase
Hyaluronidase first aid
Suction and tourniquet, incision (w/in 20 mins to remove 20%)
Hyaluronidase treatment
Antivenom
Tetrodotoxin sources
Amphibians (toads, newts, frogs (bufotoxin
Buffer fishes
Tetrodotoxin treatment
Barbiturates- Diazepam- Convulsion
Ca gluconate
Propranolol
Blister fly/ spanish fly poison
Cantharidin
Cantharidin signs and symptoms
Local irritants
Aphrodisiac
Clupeotoxin sources
Oysters, sardines (venerupin), Anchovies
Scromboid toxin sources
Tuna (saurine), Mackerel (Gemblid)
Scromboid notes
Confused with MSG reactions
It may be caused by dlophins (non-scromboid)
Ciguatoxin sources
Fish organs (liver)- edible organs of fish
Ciguatoxin notes
Most common poision from ingested fish
