TOXICOLOGY Flashcards
Odorless, colorless gas, avidly competes with O2
CARBON MONOXIDE
Presents with cherry red skin
Collapse and syncope occur when ~40% of hemoglobin has been converted to carboxyhemoglobin
Tx: Hyperbaric O2
Colorless, irritating gas from combustion of fossil fuels
SULFUR DIOXIDE
Forms sulfurous acid on contact with mucous membrane
Causes bronchospasm
Delayed pulmonary edema
Aggravate cardiopulmonary disease
Brownish irritant gas formed in fires and silage on fires
Nitrogen oxide
Bluish irritant gas produced in air and water purification devices
Ozone
Antidote for acetaminophen
Acetylcysteine
Antidote for cholinesterase inhibitors
Atropine
Antidote for Quinidine,TCAs
Bicarbonate
Antidote for fluoride, CCBs
Calcium
Antidote for iron
Deferoxamine
Antidote for digoxin
Digoxin antibodies (Digibind)
Antidote for caffeine, theophylline, sympathomimetics
Esmolol
Antidote for methanol, ethylene glycol
Ethanol
Fomepizole
Antidote for BZD, Zolpidem
Flumazenil
Antidote for B-adrenoceptor blockers
Glucagon
Antidote for hypoglycemics
Glucose
Antidote for cyanide
Hydroxocobalamin
Antidote for opioids analgesics
Naloxone
Antidote for CO poisoning
Oxygen
Antidote for muscaric receptor blockers
Physostigmine
Antidote for organophosphates
Pralidoxime
Antidote for heparin
Protamine sulfate
Antidote for Warfarin
Vitamin k
FFP
Dimercaprol is used in:
CL-A-M
Acute arsenic poisoning
Acute mercury poisoning
Chronic lead poisoning
Succimer is used in:
Chronic lead poisoning
Penicillamine is used in:
Copper poisoning
EDTA is used in:
Chronic lead poisoning
Deferoxamine is used in:
Iron poisoning