Plant and animal toxins Flashcards
What plants are mouth and throat irritants?
Philodendron, dieffenbachia, caldium - burning
What plants are stomach irritants?
daffodil, narcissus cause emesis
What plants are intestinal irritants?
Pokeweed, horse chestnut - N/V/D
Which plants are cyanogenic?
Japenese plum, apples, apricot, almond, hydrangea
Which plants are hallucinogens
marijuana, peyote, morning glory, nutmeg
Which plants are convulsants?
water hemlock, noxvomica
Which plants cause CV issues?
Plant poisonings cause hyperkalemia and cardiac arrhythmias. foxglove, oleander, lily of the valley, mistletoe (vasoconstrictor)
What does atropine do to BP, RR, Pulse, temp. Whats the tx?
increase BP, increase RR, increase pulse, raise temp (hot and dry), mydriasis. Physostigmine
Jack O latern/omphalotus illudens SE?
mushroom causes sweat, salivation, visual disturbances. Tx: atropine
Fly amanita/amanita muscaria SE?
DUMBBELS. Tx. alpha lipoic acid, IV fluids, gastric lavage
The Sickener/Russula emetica SE?
violent stomach pains. safe if cooked.
Liberty caps/Psilocybe semilaceata?
mydriasis, hallucinations, no GI effects
Botulinum?
NM paralysis
Staph?
food poisoning, dehydration, shock
Shellfish?
storing saxitoxin “red tide” - blocks sodium movement in neurons causing resp. paralysis
