Poisonous Plants Flashcards

1
Q

Cyanogenic plants, cause bright red blood

A

Chokecherry, vetch, hydrangea, Johnson grass (Sorghum)

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2
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Treatment for cyanogenic toxicity

A

sodium nitrite/sodium thiosulfate

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3
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Nitrate accumulating plants, causes chocolate colored blood

A

Pigweed (Amaranthus), nightshade (solanum), Sorghum, Alfalfa

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4
Q

Treatment for nitrate accumulating plants

A

1% methylene blue

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5
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Cardiotoxic plants

A

oleander, foxglove, lily-of-the-valley, yew and azalea

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6
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Primary photosensitization

A

metabolized and becomes photodynamic, thin-nonpigmented areas are affacted, better prognosis

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7
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Secondary photosensitization

A

impaired hepatic function

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8
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Primary photo plants

A

st. john’s wort (hypericum)

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9
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secondary photo plants

A

Brassica, Blue-green algae, groundsel (Senecio), crotalaria, amsinckia intermedia

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10
Q

affects sheep, causes crooked calf syndrome, neurotoxic

A

lupine

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11
Q

neurotoxic, contains pyridine-alkoloids

A

poison hemlock

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12
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problems in cattle, neurotoxic, bloat and muscle tremors

A

larkspur

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13
Q

neurotoxic aand nitrite toxicity

A

nightshade

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14
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Causes polioencephalomalacia bcause contains thiaminase

A

Bracken fern

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15
Q

horses, from sawdust or shavings, causes laminitis

A

black walnut

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16
Q

cardiotoxic to very young animals

A

cottonseed (gossypium)

17
Q

affects swallowing or breathing

A

dumbcane

18
Q

neurotoxic, abortions, cracker heels

A

locoweed (atragaulus and oxytropis)

19
Q

cattle and horses , seizures

A

waterhemlock

20
Q

causes nigropallidal encephalomalacia (chewing disease)

A

yellow star thistle

21
Q

causes respiratory distress

A

perilla mint

22
Q

western false hellebore

A

veratrum californium

23
Q

heart failure, horses and cattle, maybe ataxia

A

white snakeroot

24
Q

red blood cell lysis in horses

A

red maple

25
Q

abortions, small calves and retained fetal membranes

A

ponderosa pine

26
Q

abortion

A

locoweed (astralagus and oxytropis) and ponderosa pine