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Forensic Toxicology Flashcards

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What is forensic toxicology?

A

study of the adverse effects of chemicals on living organisms, organ system, individual organs, tissues and cells

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Name 6 toxic compound groups

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gases

volatile organic compounds

drugs

metals

pesticides and persistent organic pollutants

anions

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Define a toxic compound

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all substance are poisonous, there is none which is not a poison. The right dose differentiates a poison and a remedy.

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Define Dose

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the amount of a substance at a certain time

perceived as the total amount of poison administered

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Define dose rate

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better definition than ‘dose’

amount of substance administered to an organism during a defined time span

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What is exposure dose?

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amount in soil, water, air, food

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What is ingested/applied dose?

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dose or dose rate

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what is absorbed dose?

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amount in the body

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what is dose is tissue?

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dose at tissue level

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what is biologically effective dose?

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concentration of compound at target molecule

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what is analytical toxicology

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use of physiochemical techniques for analysis of foreign compounds

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what is forensic toxicology in applied toxicology?

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determining causes of death and injuries

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what is occupational toxicology in applied toxicology

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risk at work

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what is clinical toxicology in applied toxicology

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toxic induced diseases and antidotes

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what is developmental toxicology in applied toxicology

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teratogenesis, induced malformations in embryos or foetuses

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what is environmental toxicology in applied toxicology

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pollutants in air, water and soil as well as animals

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What is descriptive toxicology

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identify and describe the toxicological profile

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what is mechanistic toxicology

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identify and describe how the toxic compounds exert their toxic effects

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what is regulatory toxicology

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risk assessment and risk management

determination of risk based on descriptive and mechanistic toxicology to develop safety regulations

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what is clinical toxicology

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when toxicological and analytical techniques and methods are applied to identify the compound responsible for an acute/chronic poisoning for the purpose of treatment

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what is the main purpose for clinical toxicology

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keep a poisoned person alive

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what is the main purpose for forensic toxicology

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to verify if a crime could be behind an acute/chronic poisoning

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what are 5 important questions in forensic toxicology

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was this person poisoned due to a crime?

What is the poison?

How was the poison administered?

What effect did the poison have?

Harmful/deadly dose of the poison?

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what is accidental poisoning

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results from an accident, error, carelessness, or an unexpected situation in the working environment

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what is experimental poisoning

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results from self-medication or experimentation with drugs of abuse

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what in intentional poisoning

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someone is intoxicated on purpose, either by self-administration or by someone else

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what is strychnine

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extremely painful death due to suffocation

symptoms 10-20 mins after administration

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