pesticides, etc

Question 1

____ pesticides are cholinesterase inhibs found in agricultural/insecticides/herbicides and war/nerve gas

Answer 1

organophosphorus

Question 2

organophosphorus pesticides, OP, causes ache to accum, and has ____ effects

Answer 2

muscarinic

-purging out of every orifice, pupil contrict, etc

Question 3

NICOTINIC symptoms of OP include muscle fasic, cramping, weakness, and ___ failure

Answer 3

diaphragm

Question 4

____ reverses all MUSCARINIC effects of OPs, as does ____, which reactivates AChE

Answer 4

atropine

pralidoxime aka 2PAM

Question 5

OPs have a small impact on environment, but are persistant on:

Answer 5

fruits and veggies

Question 6

_____ was banned in 1972 and 2004

Answer 6

DDT

Question 7

the herbicide ___ interferes with electron transport, and is often involved in suicides and murder

Answer 7

paraquat

Question 8

CYANIDE causes ___ ___, a high affinity for ferric iron, and inhibs cytochrome c oxidase - is absorbed from all routes

Answer 8

histotoxic hypoxia

Question 9

two plants, in addition to apricot apple and orange pits, cassava roots..that contain cyanide

Answer 9

almonds

cherry pits

Question 10

weakness, perm paralysis, cns lesions, hypothyroidism, miscarriages, kidney and liver damage are all symptoms of ___/___ level cyanide poisoning

Answer 10

chronic/low

Question 11

symptoms with a progressive pattern of transient cns stim, giddiness, ha, vertigo, confusion … are all symptoms of __/___ cyanide poisoning

Answer 11

acute/high

Question 12

two tell tale symptoms of acute/high livel cyanide poisoning

Answer 12

bright red venous blood

odor of bitter almonds