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
Acts like acetyl choline effecting muscle and CNS
Nicotine
Anatomical damage to brain from alcohol with reduced cerebrum and decreased motor tracking of eyes
Wernike encephalopathy
Unsteady gait
Ataxia
Psy effects of alcohol withShort term amnesia and confabulations
Korsacoff psychosis
Damages neural tube of fetus in 1st trimester
fetal alcohol syndrome
Has a seditive calming effect
Depressants
Alcohol, barbituates, benzos,
eg: Depressants
Enhance sense of awareness and creates euphoria
Stimulant
Cocaine, amphetamine, meth, tyramine
eg: stimulants
Simulates fight or flight
Sympathomimetic
Tooth grinding due to stimulants or sympathomimetrics
Bruxism
Most physically addictive substance
Meth
Drugs that induce sleep
Narcotics
Drug that creates altered sensory experiences
Hallucinogens
Joint dipped in formaldehyde
zombie parties
Decreased effects with prolonged use
Tolerance
Body becomes chemically dependent on a substance
Physical addiction
DT stands for
Delirium tremens
Nutrients that cannot be made by the body
Essential
Nutrients that can be made by the body
Non-essential
Dissolves in plasma cannot be stored
Water soluble
Stored in tissue hard to get rid of
Lipid soluble
Problems with water soluble substances
can become easily deficient
Problems with lipid soluble substances
Levels can get too high
Imbalance in calories or nutrients
malnutrition
Self induced malnutrition
anorexia, bulimia
No access to nutrients
deprivation
Condition due to the lack of calories
Marasmus
Condition due to lack of protein
Kwashiorkor
Protruding belly associated with Kwashiorkor
Ascites
Hormone made by adipose tissue that regulates appetite
Leptin
HIgh carbs low exercise leads to
metabolic syndrome