Trace/UT Minerals-Toxicities

Question 1

Iron (Fe)

Toxicity: ________

Answer 1

hemochromatosis (organ damage)

Question 2

HEMACHROMATOSIS (Fe toxicity) causes _________

Answer 2

organ damage

Question 3

Zinc (Zn)

Toxicity: ________

Answer 3

metallic taste

Question 4

Copper (Cu)

Toxicity: ________

Answer 4

Wilson’s disease (Kayser-Fleischer rings)

Question 5

WILSON’S DISEASE (Cu toxicity) causes ____________

Answer 5

Kayser-Fleischer Rings

Question 6

Selenium (Se)

Toxicity: ________

Answer 6

Selenosis (brittle nails)

Question 7

SELENOSIS (Se toxicity) causes ________

Answer 7

brittle nails

Question 8

Iodide (I)

Toxicity: ________ (2)

Answer 8

HYPOthyroidism

burning mouth

Question 9

Manganese (Mn)

Toxicity: ________

Answer 9

tremors (miners)

Question 10

TREMORS (Mn toxicity) is most often seen in _________

Answer 10

miners

Question 11

Molybdenum (Mo)

Toxicity: ________

Answer 11

gout

Question 12

Fluoride (F-)

Toxicity: ________

Answer 12

fluorosis (bone pitting, teeth mottling)

Question 13

FLUOROSIS (F- toxicity) causes _________ (2)

Answer 13

bone pitting

teeth mottling