Test 17 Enviro/Metabolic Flashcards
Cold but not frozen
Frost nip
Frozen and infarction of tissue
Frost bite
Low body temp
Hypothermia
Cold: Release water ;not filtered by kidneys
Cold enuresis
Muscle spasms due to heat
heat cramps
Profuse sweating, muscle weakness, disorientation from heat
heat exhaustion
Hypothalmus shuts down from heat
heat stroke
How long to recover from heat stroke
14 days
Substance dangerous to health
toxin
Intentional toxin
Poison
Leathal dose 50% fatality
LD50
Characteristic set of SX/S for a toxin
Toxidrome
Toxin found in the environment
Pollutant
Condition due to inhaling a pollutant
Pneumoconiosis
What radiation damages DNA
Ionizing
Effects bone marrow and skin 1st, gastro, then neuro/vascular
Acute radiation sickness
Genetic abnormalities, increased cancer risk
Long term radiation exp risks
Induce cancer formation
carcinogens
Determines tobaccos effects
target tissue and exposure
Smoke that has not been filtered
passive smoke
Binds and mimics normal substance found in body
Agonist