METALS Flashcards
WHAT METAL IS ASSOCIATED WITH WELL WATER AND WOOD PRESERVER?
ARSENIC
WHAT METAL HAS GARLIC ODER?
ARSENIC
LEWISITE CONVERTS TO WHAT METAL?
ARSENIC
ARSENIC S&S?
MEE’S LINES IN NAILS, CHOLERA (RICE) STOOLS
ARSENIC TX?
24HR URINE, CHELATE WITH BAL (HOLD BAL FOR PEANUT ALLERGY)
WHAT METAL CAUSES ANEMIA AND BASOPHILIC STIPPLING?
LEAD
HOW TO TREAT LEAD?
CHELATE WTH BAL, REMOVE SOURCE (PELLETS)
DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THE TYPES OF MERCURY
ELEMENTAL=THERMOMETER. INORGANIC=INDUSTRIAL.. ORGANIC=FISH.
MERCURY S&S?
ACUTE=PULM S&S. CHRONIC=NEURO S&S, PINK’S DISEASE
HOW TO TX MERCURY?
CHELATE WITH BAL OR DMPS
NAME A METAL FOUND IN RAT POISON?
THALLIUM
THALLIUM S&S?
ALOPECIA, PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY
MANY METALS ARE CHELATED WITH BAL. WHEN SHOULD YOU HOLD BAL?
IF THERE IS A PEANUT ALLERGY
WHAT IS FOUND IN FIREWORKS AND WHAT IS THE CONCERN?
FOUND IN FIREWORKS, CAUSE METHEMOGLOBINEMIA, AND HEMOLYSIS
WHICH MERCURY DOES NOT CROSS THE BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER?
METHYL MERCURY