TDM 2 Flashcards
anti-inflammatory agents and painkillers, thus considered to be therapeutic in nature
ANALGESICS
salicylate/ aspirin complication
initial respiratory alkalosis
metabolic acidosis (use of free fatty acids producing ketones)
highest analytic sensitivity for salicylate TDM
GC or liquid chromatography
acetaminophen complication
hepato-cystic necrosis 3 to 4 days after overdose (unable to conjugate acetamidoquinone).
mechanism of acetaminophen complication
glutathione depleted due o conjugation with intermediates
risk factor for acetaminophen toxicity
chronic alcoholic
most common method for acetaminophen detection
FPIA
reference method for acetaminophen quantitation
HPLC
sedatives that have a tranquilizing effect through their depressant effect on the CNS.
BARBITURATES
BARBITURATES complication
cardiac arrest
respiratory depression
derived or chemically related to the substances derived from opium poppy
NARCOTICS
NARCOTICS complications
respiratory depression
coma
respiratory acidosis
myoglobinuria
increase in serum indicators of cardiac damage.
pesticides exist as
organic complexes
organophosphates
carbamates
pesticides complication
inhibit acetylcholinesterase
salivation
lacrimation
involuntary urination and defection
bradycardia
muscular twitching
cramps
slurred speech
behavioral changes
major route for the general population for pesticide
Food contamination
more common route among occupational contexts and accidental routes of exposure for pesticides
inhalation
transdermal absorption
ingestion
lab diagnosis of pesticide poisoning
acetylcholinesterase inhibition in red blood cells
serum pseudocholinesterase
tasteless gas with 200- to 225-fold greater affinity for
hemoglobin than oxygen
carbon monoxide
carbon monoxide complication
suffocation
death
left shift in the oxygen- hemoglobin dissociation (heart and brain)
lab test of carbon monoxide
spot test (5 mL of 40% NAOH + 5 mL of aqueous dilution of WB = pink solution > 20%COHb)
differential spectrophotometry
GC (reference)
4 heavy metals causing poisoning
lead
mercury
arsenic
cadmium
lead poisoning complications
vitamin D deficiency
Anemia (inhibition of heme)
GI irritation
weight loss
kidney damage
convulsions
altered cognition
encephalopathy
death
behavioral changes
hyperactivity
ADD (attention deficit disorder)
decrease in IQ scores
most common method for blood lead quantification
Atomic absorption spectrophotometry
common environmental contaminant – paint ingestion or continuous exposure in the soil
lead
found in antibacterial agents, pesticides and batteries.
mercury
mercury poisoning complications
GI irritation
severe kidney damage
neurologic symptoms
can be ingested without significant effects
elemental mercury
only moderately toxic
cationic mercury
the most toxic mercury
organic mercury
mercury deposits in
hydrophobic compartments (brain, peripheral nerves)
mercury poisoning is commonly detected with the use
atomic absorption
found in pesticides, weed killer and is an ingredient in some paint
arsenic
arsenic poisoning complication
purging gastroenteritis
shredding of the stomach lining
formation of line in the fingernails
death (hemorrhagic gastroenteritis)
lab test for arsenic poisoning
urine atomic absorption spectrophotometry
Metal found in many industrial processes, with its main use being in electroplating and galvanizing.
cadmium
common human sources of cadmium
tobacco products
shellfish and vegetable
cadmium toxicity
binds to proteins and cellular constituents, accumulates in the kidney
cadmium poisoning complications
nausea
vomiting and abdominal pain
respiratory irritation
dizziness, weakness, fever and chills
COPD
renal tubular dysfunction (proteinuria, glucosuria and aminoaciduria)
Vit D deficiency
Itai-itai (severe osteomalacia and osteoporosis from cadmium contaminated rice)
cadmium lab diagnosis
urine/whole blood -AAS
Supertoxic substance that can exist as a gas, solid, or in solution.
cyanide
cyanide is found in
rodenticides
pyrolysis product from burning of some plastics
cyanide toxicity
binds to iron of the heme molecule leading to depletion of cellular ATP
cyanide complications
headache
dizziness
respiratory depression
seizure, coma and death
most common lab diagnosis of cyanide poisoning
Ion-selective electrode
photometric analysis of two-well microdiffusion separation
lab diagnosis for chronic low level cyanide exposure
urinary thiocyanate concentration
reference method for most of the analytes under
substance of abuse
GC-MS