Toxicology Flashcards

1
Q

What is considered the gold standard of testing?

A

MS coupled with GC or HPLC

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2
Q

What is the most widely used and abused substance?

A

Ethanol

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3
Q

Methanol is commonly used as?

A

A solvent

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4
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What is commonly available usually as a rubbing alcohol?

A

Isopropanol

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5
Q

Ethylene Glycol is commonly used in?

A

Hydraulic Fluid
Antifreeze

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6
Q

What is the method of choice for testing Ethanol?

A

Enzymatic Spectrophotometry

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7
Q

What is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas?

A

Carbon Monoxide

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8
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What does ingestion of CO usually result in?

A

Cellular Hypoxia

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9
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What requires a rapid turnaround time due to it’s toxicity by binding to heme iron?

A

Cyanide

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10
Q

Salicylates and Acetaminophen are what?

A

Commonly seen in clinical overdose

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11
Q

What is a commonly used analgesic, antipyretic, and anti inflammatory drug and what is it associated with?

A

Aspirin
Metabolic Acidosis

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12
Q

What are methods of Salicylate measurement based on?

A

Trinder

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13
Q

What is a commonly used analgesic drug?

A

Acetaminophen

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14
Q

Who is more susceptible to Acetaminophen toxicity?

A

Alcoholic patients

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15
Q

What drug is used for narcolepsy and ADD

A

Amphetamines

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16
Q

What is a sedative hypnotic drug that depresses the CNS?

A

Barbiturates

17
Q

What replaced Barbiturates and is the most widely abused drug?

A

Benzodiazepines

18
Q

What are some common Benzos?

A

Ambien
Lunesta
Valium
Klonopin
Xanax

19
Q

What are Opiates and Opioids capable of?

A

Analgesia
Sedation
Anesthesia

20
Q

What are naturally occurring Opiates?

A

Opium
Morphine
Codeine

21
Q

What are man made Opioids?

A

Heroin
Hydromorphone
Oxycodone

22
Q

What is an illicit drug with stimulant, depressant, anesthetic, and hallucinogenic properties?

A

Phencyclidine (PCP)