Toxicology Flashcards
Colorless irritating gas from combustion of fossil fuels
Sulfur dioxide
Brownish irritant gas formed in fires and silage on farms
Nitrogen oxides
Bluish irritant gas produced in air and water purification devices and electric fields
Ozone
Benzene and other atomatic hydrocarbons will cause
Leukemia (hematotoxic)
Organophosphate poisoning
DUMBBELSS
Long term exposure to chlotophenoxy acids will increase risk of
NHL
Most widely used herbicide in the world
Glyphosate
Toxicity of polychlorinated biphenyls
Dermatoxicity; elevated liver enzymes
Electrical equipment manufacturing
Toxicity of dioxins
Dermatitis and chloracne
Wrist drop or peripheral neuropathy is a toxicity effect of
Lead
Treatment of outpatient and severe plumbism
Outpatient- oral succimer
Severe - EDTA with or without dimercaprol
Toxicity from arsenic is entirely due to what form?
Trivalent form
Severe gastrointestinal discomfort, vomiting, rice water stools, dehydration, shock, sweet garlicky odor in breath and stools are presentation of what toxicity?
Acute arsenic poisoning
Treatment for acute arsenic poisoning
Dimercaprol
Mee’s line, raindrop hyperpigmentation, milk and rose complexion, hyperkeratosis are toxic effects of
Arsenic
Mee’s line - transverse bands in nails
Treatment of acute inorganic mercury poisoning
Succimer or dimercaprol
Treatment of chronic inorganic mercury poisoning
Succimer and unithiol
Do not use dimercaprol because it may redistribute mercury to CNS
Cerebral palsy, deafness, blindness, and mental retardation caused by mercuric toxicity
Minamata disease
Ingestion of fish or grains containing methylmercury
Treatment of iron poisoning
Deferoxamine
Treatment for copper poisoning
Penicillamine
Dietary modification in plumbism
High dietary calcium
Treatment of toxicity due to antimuscarinic drugs
Physostigmine
Treatment for opioid toxicity
Naloxone
Pupillary constriction, comatose staye, and respiratory depression are toxic effects of
Opioid
Coma, hyperventilation, acidosis, fever, and seizure are toxic effects of
Aspirin
Treatment of aspirin toxicity
NaHCO3 (alkalinize the urine) and hemodialysis
Treatment for benzodiazepine overdose
Flumazenil
Coma, convulsions and cardiotoxicity are toxic effects of
TCA
Antidote for quinidine poisoning
Bicarbonate
Antidote for TCAs overdose
Bicarbonate
Antidote for fluoride toxicity
Calcium
Antidote for digoxin toxicity
Digoxin antibodies (digibind)
Antidote for methanol and ethylene glycol poisoning
Ethanol and fomepizole
Antidote for zolpidem toxicity
Flumazenil
Antidote for beta blocker toxicity
Glucagon
Antidote for heparin toxicity
Protamine sulfate
Treatment for warfarin toxicity
Vitamin K and FFP
Tsaang gubat or carmona retusa is used as treatment for
Gastroenteritis
Niyog-niyogan or quisqualis indica are used for
Antihelminthic and headache
Akapulko or cassia alata is used as
Antifungal
Ulasimang bato or peperonia pellucida is used for
Gout, rheumatic pains, boils and abscesses