toxicology Flashcards
Ingestion(taste)
Strong acids and alkalines
Hydrocarbons/petroleum based distillates, methanol, ethylene glycol, isopropanol
Mercury
Cyanide
Organophosphates
Toxic plants
Food poisoning
Botulinum
Drugs ingested
Acetaminophen
Salicylates
Inhalation(smell)
Hydrocarbons
Soluble gases – ammonia, chlorine, polyvinyl chloride
Low solubility/insoluble chemically produced gases – nitrogen dioxide
sulfides*
Hydrogen cyanidePh.96
Metal fumes – arsenic, mercury
Carbon monoxide* Pg.90
Drugs smoked
Chemotherapeutic drugs
surface contact(touch)
Organophophates(human-made chemicals that poison insects and mammals.)
Carbamates( sprays or baits to kill insects )
Chemotherapeutic agents(
Transdermal patches (nitro, fentanyl etc.)
Injection(through blood)
Venom of reptiles/snakes
Ticks and spiders as vectors or those insects secreting venom or toxins
Drugs administered through IV
Opioids / Narcotics
hydrocodone (Vicodin)
oxycodone (Oxycontin, Percocet)
oxymorphone (Opana)
morphine (Kadian, Avinza)
Codeine
Fentanyl
hydromorphone (Dilaudid)
Merperidine
Tapentadol
Tramadol
Methadone
Bupenorphine
Heroine
Cholinergic/anti-cholinesterase
Organic phosphorus compounds
Carbamates
Arecholine
Pilocarpine
Urecholine (Betanechol)
Carbachol
Choline
Metacholine
Physostigmine
Sarin
Some mushrooms
Anticholinergic
Atropine (huge dose)
Scopolamine
Glycopyrrolate benztropine
Tryhexyphenidyl
Tricyclic antidepressants
Amitriptyline
Amosapine
Doxepin
Imipramine
Protriptyline
Trimipramine
Clomipramine
Adrenergic / Sympathomimetic
EPI
Cocaine
Amphetamines(meth)
Pseudoephedrine(decongestants)
Ventolin
Sedative / Hypnotic
Benzodiazepines
Barbiturates
Alcohols
GHB
(Diazepam, Lorazepam, Phenobarital, Clonazepam)
Serotonin Syndrome
MAOIs
- selegiline
- isocarboxazid
- phenelzine
- tranylcypromine
SSRIs
- Fluoxetine
- Paroxetine
- Sertaline
- citalopram
Amlodipine
Dextromethorphan
Hallucinogen
PCP
LSD
Mescaline
Psilocybin
DMT
GABA
INTOXICATION
- Increased::: Dis inhibition, sedation, loss of balance
WITHDRAWAL
- Decreased::: Anxiety, Insomnia, Seizures
EPINEPHRINE
INTOXICATION
- increased:::Hypertension
WITHDRAWAL
- increased:::hypertension,Tachycardia
L-GLUTAMIC ACID
INTOXICATION
- decreased:::memory disruption
WITHDRAWAL
- increased::: delirium, seizures
SEROTONIN
INTOXICATION
-increased::: sedation, euphoria
WITHDRAWAL
- decreased::: insomnia, mood disorders