Toxicology Flashcards
Anthrax
A disease caused by the bacteria bacillius antracis
Asphyxiation
To be deprived of oxygen
Barium Meal
When patients ingest barium sulfate to allow soft tissues to show on xrays
Botulism
Potentially fatal Paralytic illness caused by the bacteria clostridium botulinium
Breathalizer
A device that uses chromium chemistry used to measure alcohol in breath
Lethal dose for 50 percent (LD50)
Amount of chemical required to kill half of the test population
Neurotransmission
The transmission of nerve impulses over a synapses
Neurotransmitter
A substance that transmits nerve impulses over a synapses
Route of administration
The route in which the poision was taken in by a body
Xenobiotics
A foreign chemical substance that is not naturally produced by the organism