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Mercury Flashcards

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What are sx of inorganic mercury poisoning?

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GI irritation, corrosion, abdominal pain, vomiting with blood, RENAL TUBULAR DAMAGE

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How do you treat inorganic mercury poisoning

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Lavage sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate, dimercaprl IM, penicillamine

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What are sx of organic mercury poisoning

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CNS effects: paresthesia, muscle twitching, ataxia, mania “mad as a hatter”. Organic mercury is lipophilic where inorganic is not, thus organic has all the CNS effects.

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Labs for mercury exposure

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High LDH, High BUN

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How do you treat organic mercury poisoning?

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Polythiol resin to reduce EHC (enterohepatic cycling)

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What is the mechanism for mercury poisoning?

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binds free sulfhydryl, phosphoryl, carboxyl, and amine groups. Highly corrosive

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