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Toxicology Flashcards

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Concerned with the deleterious effects of these chemical agents on all living systems

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TOXICOLOGY

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Primarily concerned with adverse effects in humans resulting from exposure to drugs and other chemicals as well as the demonstration of safety or hazard associated with their use

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TOXICOLOGY

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 deals with the chemicals found in the workplace.

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OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY

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 define and carry out programs for the surveillance of exposed workers and the environment in which they work

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OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY

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deals with the potentially deleterious impact of chemicals, present as pollutants of the environment, on living organisms

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ENVIRONEMENTAL TOXICOLOGY

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concerned with the toxic effects of chemical and physical agents on populations and communities of living organisms within defined ecosystems

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ECOTOXICOLOGY

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includes the transfer pathways of those agents and their interactions with the environment.

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ECOTOXICOLOGY

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ability of a chemical agent to cause injury in a given situation or setting; the conditions of use and exposure are the primary considerations.

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Hazard

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often a description based on subjective estimates (subjective injury) rather than objective evaluation

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Hazards

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expected frequency of the occurrence of an undesirable effect arising from exposure to a chemical or physical agent

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Risks

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Estimation of risk makes use of ?

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dose-response data

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A single exposure—or multiple exposures occurring over a brief period from seconds to 1 or 2 days

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Acute exposure

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Multiple exposures continuing over a longer period of time

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Chronic exposure

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If the intake of a long-lasting contaminant by an organism exceeds the latter’s ability to metabolize or excrete the substance, the chemical accumulates within the tissues of the organism.

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Bioaccumulation

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Although the concentration of a contaminant may be virtually undetectable in water, it may be magnified hundreds or thousands of times as the contaminant passes up the food chain

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Biomagnification

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colorless, tasteless, odorless, and nonirritating gas, a byproduct of incomplete combustion

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Carbon monoxide

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Threshold limit value of Carbon monoxide

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25 ppm

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MOA of CO toxicity

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  • formation of Carboxyhemoglobin (220x Oxygen affinity to Hgb)
  • interferes with the dissociation of oxygen to remaining oxyhemoglobin
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Most affected organs of CO poisoning:

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Heart and Brain

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Treatment for CO poisoning

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Hyperbaric O2 (2-3 atm)

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colorless, irritant gas generated primarily by the combustion of sulfur-containing fossil fuels

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Sulfur Dioxide

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Threshold Limit Value of Sulfur dioxide

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2 ppm

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MOA of Sulfur Dioxide Poisoning:

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  • Mucus membrane irritant (sulfurous acid)
  • causes bronchial constriction
  • asthmatics are sensitive
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clinical feature of severe exposure of Sulfur dioxide poisoning

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Delayed-onset Pulmonary edema

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a brownish irritant gas sometimes associated with fires

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NITROGEN OXIDES

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exposure of farmers to NO2 in the confines of a silo

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Silo-Filler’s Disease

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MOA of NO2 poisoning

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  • Relatively insoluble deep lung irritant capable of producing pulmonary edema
  • primarily targets type 1 alveolar cells
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Drug therapy for NO2 poisoning

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bronchodilators, sedatives, and antibiotics

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Threshold Limit Value of NO2

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bluish irritant gas and an important absorbent of ultraviolet light

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Clinical Features of Ozone Poisoning

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  • upper respiratory tract irritation
  • Pulmonary edema
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Threshold Limit Value of Ozone

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Air Pollutants

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  • CO
  • SO2
  • NO2
  • O3
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Solvents

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  • Halogenated Alipathic Hydrocarbons
    • CCl4 [5ppm]
    • CHCl3 [10 ppm]
    • C2HCl3 (trichlorethylene) [50 ppm]
    • C2Cl4 (tetrachlorethylene) [25 ppm]
    • C2H3Cl3 (Trichlorethane or methyl chloroform) [350 ppm]
  • Aromatic Hydrocarbons
    • Benzene [0.5 ppm]
    • Toluene [50 ppm]
    • Xylene [100 ppm]
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Clinical effects of Halogenated Aliphatic HC

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central nervous system depression, liver injury, kidney injury, cardiotoxicity.

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Clinical effects of Benzene

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  • Acute: epression of the central nervous system
  • Chronic: bone marrow injury
    • high level: Leukema
    • low level: Myelotoxic
37
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a central nervous system depressant and a skin and eye irritant. It is also fetotoxic.

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Toluene (Methylbenzene)

38
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4 major groups of pesticides

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  • Organochlorine
  • Organophosphorous
  • Carbamates
  • Botanical
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Organochlorine pesticides

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  • DDT (Chlorophenothane)
  • Benzene hexachlorides (Lindane)
  • Cyclodienes (Aldrin)
  • Toxaphenes
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MOA of Organochlorine Pesticides

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  • interfere with inactivation of the sodium channel
  • cause rapid repetitive firing in most neuron
  • enhances the excitability of neurons (CNS stimulation)
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Organophosphorous pesticides

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  • Malathion
  • Parathion (6)
  • Methyl-parathion (5)
  • Trichlorfon
  • Diazinon
  • Azinphos-methyl (5)
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MOA of Organophosphorous pesticides

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  • inhibition of acetylcholinesterase through phosphorylation of the esteratic site
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Treatment for Organophosphate poisoning

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  • Atropine Sulfate
  • Pralidoxime
  • Diacetyl monoxime
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Carbamates pesticides

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  • Carbofuran
  • Isolan
  • Propoxur (Baygon)
  • Pyrolan
  • Zectran
  • Aldicarb (6)
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MOA of Carbamate poisoning

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Inhibits acetylcholinesterase by carbamoylation of the esteratic site

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Botanical Pesticides

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  • Nicotine
  • Rotenone
  • Pyrethrum
47
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eacts with the acetylcholine receptor of the postsynaptic membrane (sympathetic and parasympathetic ganglia, neuromuscular junction) resulting in depolarization of the membrane

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Symptoms of Rotenone Ingestion

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gastrointestinal irritation, conjunctivitis, dermatitis, pharyngitis, and rhinitis

49
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cause irritant asthma and, potentially, reactive airways dysfunction syndrome (RADS) and even anaphylaxis

50
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for aircraft disinfection

51
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major site of toxic action is the central nervous system; excitation, convulsions, and tetanic paralysis can occur

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Treatment for Pyrethrum poisoning

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  • Ivermectin
  • Pentobarbital
  • Mephenesin
53
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Herbicides

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  • Chlorophenoxy herbicides
  • Bipyridyl herbicides
  • Polychlorinated biphenyls
  • Glyphosphate
54
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toxicologic profile for chlorophenoxy hebicides is complicated by the presence of

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chemical contaminants (dioxins)

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is the most important agent of BIPYRIDYL HERBICIDES

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Clinical features of Paraquats

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lung edema, alveolitis, and progressive fibrosis

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inhibits superoxide dismutase

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Treatment for Paraquat poisoning

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  • Gastric lavage
  • Cathartics
  • Adsorbents
60
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cooking oil contamination with PCB-containing transfer medium

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Yusho disease

61
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is now the most widely used herbicide in the world

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Glyphosate (N-[phosphonomethyl] glycine

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