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1
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— very small amount in the body; almost half of the elements in the periodic table can be found in our body but in small amount only

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Trace Elements

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— are consist of metals, [EXCEPT: 4]

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Fluoride
Iodine
Hallogens
Selenium

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✔ Trace Elements (mg/dL)- [3]
✔ Ultra Trace Elements (ug/L)- [3]

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Copper
Iron
Zinc

Selenium
Magnesium
Chromium

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2 TYPES OF TRACE ELEMENTS

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Essential Trace Elements

Non-essential Trace Elements

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5
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● Deficiency impairs biochemical functions
● They have an important role in our body

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Essential Trace Elements

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6
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Doesn’t have a role in our body; not really important but can be toxic.
- In high dosage → toxicity

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Non-Essential Trace Elements

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7
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Blood: <23 ug/L
Urine: 50 ug/L

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Arsenic

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— Ubiquitous/common in nature
— NON-ESSENTIAL trace element

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Arsenic

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ARSENIC
— Natural sources are [2]
- Anthropogenic sources
: produced from ____________.

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volcanoes
weathering of minerals

human intervention

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10
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Uses of Arsenic

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pesticide
poison gases
ammunition

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11
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as treatment to Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia

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Arsenic Trioxide

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12
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NON-TOXIC ORGANIC FORMS of Arsenic
[2]

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Arsenobetaine
Arsenocholine

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13
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__________________
— Cleared rapidly in our body between [#] days
— can be obtained by our body thru the _________ and can also [INC] arsenic to the ________.

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Non-Toxic Organic Forms

1-2 days

seafood
urine

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_________________
— Cleared slowly in our body bet. [#]
[3 TYPES]
[Subtype] ___________odorless and tasteless even in 0.01-0.05g
✔ [acute/chronic] exposure can result to _____.

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Toxic Inorganic Forms
1-3 weeks

Pentavalent
Trivalent
Methylated form

White powder of arsenic trioxide
acute
death

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15
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SYMPTOMS
BM
Cardiovascular
CNS
GI Symptoms
Hepatic
Renal

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Arsenic

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16
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✔Arsenic Chronic Exposure: [5]

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cardiovascular
CNS
malignant change
hepatic
dermatologic

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17
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Methods of Arsenic

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ICP-MS
GFAAS
HGAAS

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18
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common method for Arsenic

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Hydride generation Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy/ HGAAS

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19
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Urine: < 2.6 ug/L
✔ 24 Hr urine-_____ug/Day
Blood: <5.0 ug/L
✔ Special consideration: _____-colored plastic in particular often contain Cd.

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Cadmium

< 3.3
yellow

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20
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— Soft, bluish-white metal, easily cut w/ knife

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Cadmium

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21
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Use:
batteries

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Cadmium, Lead

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22
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Use:
plastic industries

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Cadmium

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23
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Use:
pigments

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cadmium

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24
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Use: metal plating

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Cadmium

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25
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Use:
ammunition

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Arsenic, Lead

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26
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Use:
foil

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Lead

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27
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Toxicity of Cadmium

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Nervous system
Renal dysfunction
Chemical pneumonitis/edema
N/V, Abdominal pain
Bone
Blood
Immune

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28
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TOXICITY of Cadmium
􏰀 Renal dysfunction: # + can cause _________.
􏰀 Vapor Inhalation: can cause __________ as well as of the lungs

􏰀 Bone, immune, blood, nervous system
􏰀 Chemical pneumonitis & edema
– obtained thru its ________.

􏰀 N/V, abdominal pain — thru ________.

A

proteinuria

nasal epithelial damage

fumes

ingestion

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29
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___________- when protein
bind → Cadmium denaturation = loss of proteins function.

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Protein Cd Adducts

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30
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METHODS OF CADMIUM

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ICP-MS
GFAAS
ICP-AES

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31
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Cd bound to blood is [#]%- use for monitoring for [ACUTE/CHRONIC] exposure

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70%

CHRONIC

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32
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— Heavy metal; # found in the environment
􏰀 Metallic lead is soft, bluish, white, highly malleable + ductile.

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Lead

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33
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— Uses: batteries, ammunition, foil

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Lead

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34
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— Paint banned in _____ bec. of the toxic effect of lead

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1972

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35
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Lead Distribution:

Soft tissue:[#]%
Bone: [#]%

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5-30%

70-95%

36
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Lead excretion [5]

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urine
feces
hair
nail
sweat

37
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General toxicity of Lead

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CNS symptoms
GI symptoms

38
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Spx used for Lead

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whole venous blood
urine
hair
nail

39
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Spx used for recent exposure to lead or
monitor chelation therapy

40
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Other tests used for Lead
[4]

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Free Erythrocyte Protoporphyrin
Plasma Levunilic Acid
Whole Blood ZPP
X-ray Fluorescence

41
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Methods used for Lead

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ICP-MS
ICP-AES
AAS

42
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Blood in non-pregnant adult: 30 ug/L
Urine: <80 ug/24hr

43
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􏰀Heavy, silvery metal
􏰀 It is EXTREMELY TOXIC

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Mercury/Quicksilver

44
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Mercury is Liquid: [Temperature] & pressure

45
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3 naturally occurring oxidation state of Merucry:

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Hg (0)
Hg (I)
Hg (II)

46
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􏰀 Excretion:
Urine, Feces, can pass thru placenta

47
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􏰀 Highest accumulation: brain, liver, kidney, pituitary, thyroid, reproductive organ, spleen.

48
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Symptoms of Mercury

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Hepatic dysfunction
Polyneuropathy
Proteinuria

49
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Health Effects of Mercury:
✔ Before use in medicine:
● Mercuric chloride- [3]
● ____________- vaccine preservative
● Mercuric based preservative causes _______.

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diuretics
topical disinfectant
laxative

Thiomersal

autism

50
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METHODS used for mercury

A

Cold Vapor Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
ICP-MS

51
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Reference Value:
✔ Urine: f 0-15 ug/L or 24 hr collection
✔ Blood: 0-60ug/L

52
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Inhalation, Ingestion, water

53
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Inhalation, Ingestion, smoking

54
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produced from burning of fossil fuel + waste incineration

55
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Ingestion of these elements may impair lead adsorption

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FCRIM
fat
calcium
ROH/Alcohol
Iron
Magnesium

56
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Ingestion of these low dietary elements may enhance lead adsorption

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Zinc
Vit. C
Citric acid

57
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Inhalation, Ingestion, Injection, Tattooing, Cutaneous, Dental amalgam

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Mercury/Quicksilver

58
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[ENHANCES] Insulin action; for glucose and lipid metabolism

59
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Hb synthesis components of Vit. B 12

60
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Cellular respiration Collagen synthesis

61
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Prevents dental carries

62
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Thyroid hormone
synthesis

63
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O2 transport component of Hb

64
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Bone & CT functions

65
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DNA metabolism

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Molybdenum

66
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Prevents Oxidative, lipid damage

67
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Protein synthesis

68
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Deficiency may cause:
Insulin resistance
IGT [Type 2 DM]
Hyperlipidemia

69
Q

Menke’s kinky hair syndrome
Muscle weakness

70
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Anemia [IDA]

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Cobalt
Iron

71
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When molybdenum is deficient theses conditions manifest:

A

cretinism
goiter
growth depression

72
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Skeletal defects

73
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When selenium is deficient these conditions manifest:

A

Kashinbeck disease
Keshan disease

74
Q

Cretinism
Goiter
Myxerdema

75
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Acrodermatitis enterropathica
Delayed wound healing
Growth retardation Infertility
Osteoporosis

76
Q

When chromium is in its toxic levels these conditions manifests:

A

Skin ulcers
Renal & Hepatic necrosis

77
Q

When cobalt is in its toxic levels these conditions manifests: [2]

A

Hypothyroidism
Heart failure

78
Q

Iron & zinc interference

79
Q

When iodine is in its toxic levels these conditions manifests:

A

Thyrotoxicosis

80
Q

When iron is in its toxic levels these conditions manifests:

A

Hemachromatosis

81
Q

Identify their elements:

Thyrotoxicosis

Hypothyroidism

Hemachromatosis

A

Iodine, Molybdenum

Cobalt

Iron

82
Q

When manganese is in its toxic levels these conditions manifests: [2]

A

Psychiatric disorders
Parkinson’s disease

83
Q

Hair & nail loss
Liver failure

84
Q

Anemia
Thyrotoxicosis

A

Molybdenum

85
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When zinc is in its toxic levels this condition manifests:

A

gastrointestinal irritation

86
Q

Identify their element:

  1. Cretinism, Goiter, Myxedema
  2. Cretinism, Goiter, Growth depression
A

Iodine

Molybdenum

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