mercury

Question 1

mercury is a metallic ____ from coal plant exhausts, volcanoes, gold mines, seafood, etc and can be inorg or organic

Answer 1

elemental

Question 2

INORG mercury poisoning damages KIDNEYS causing:

Answer 2

renal tubular necrosis

Question 3

ELEMENTAL mercury is most hazardous if INHALED, causes chest pain, sob, pneumonitis, nausea, vom, metallic taste, and ____ such as emot lability, shyness, lack of conf

Answer 3

psychopathology

Question 4

ORGANIC mercury two forms
____: via bioaccum, tuna, swordfish, shark
____: topical antiseptics

Answer 4

methylmercury

ethylmercury

Question 5

tx of acute mercury poisoning includes removal from exposure, id type of Hg, support, and chelation therapy with ___

Answer 5

dimercaprol

Question 6

chronic hg poisoning causes insomnia, fatigue, mem loss, as well as ___ and ___, known as mad hatter’s

Answer 6

blindness

deafness

Question 7

symptom complex discovered by hat makers, psychopathologies such as excitability, social phobia
indicated by red fingers/toes/cheeks, bleeding from ears/mouth

Answer 7

erethism

Question 8

a ____ causes or increases chances of congenital anomalies, and organic mercury is one in moms that consume a lot of fish during preg

Answer 8

teratogen

Question 9

____ occurs in infancy and early childhood, and causes pink coloration and pain/swelling in fingers and toes with mercury toxicity

Answer 9

acrodynia

Question 10

three disasters involving mercury

Answer 10

minamata bay - fish
iraq - bread
faroe islands - whale

Question 11

___ is a vaccine preservative and bacteriofungicide , and ___ organic mercury was removed from peds vax
-dental amalgams/fillings

Answer 11

thimerosal

ethylmercury