Toxicology Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Who is considered the "founder" of the modern practice of Industrial Hygiene? - Alice Hamilton Match the Animal toxin to its source - Who said "All substances are poisons; there is none which is not a poison. The right dose differentiates a poison and a remedy."? - Paracelsus Who introduced the first known law against poisoning to prevent careless dispensing? - Sulla Who tested "potions" on the poor and recorded signs and symptoms of toxicity? - Catherine de Medici

What is the *leading cause of PREVENTABLE illness and death in the US*? - tobacco What percentage of *lung cancer deaths* are due to smoking in men? a. 80% b. 90% - b. 90% What percentage of *lung cancer deaths* are due to smoking in women? a. 80% b. 90% - a. 80% What percentage of *COPD deaths* are due to smoking? a. 80% b. 90% - a. 80%

During a psychiatric emergency, the EMT should be able to ____________. - predict whether the patient will become violent Which of the following might help the EMT differentiate between "normal" depression and mental illness? - The amount of time that the patient remains feeling "blue" Patients with mental health disorders are often ____________. - misunderstood A person's response to their environment is defined as ____________. - behavior A chronic feeling of sadness or despair is d...

Knowledge of the toxicology of poisonous agents was published earliest in the: - Ebers Papyrus Five identical experimental animals are treated with 1 mg of one of the following toxins. The animal treated with which toxin is most likely to die? - Botulinum toxin (LD50=0.00001 mg/kg) Toxic chemicals are most likely to be biotransformed in which of the following organs? - Liver A patient is brought into the emergency room with the following symptoms: coma, respiratory depression and pinpoint p...

Toxicology and Psychiatric Emergencies Real Exam with Questions Solved 100% Alcohol - Acute: ABCs Chronic: Thiamine Cocaine - Treat for ACS symptoms Benzos for erratic behavior Amphetamines - Treat for ACS symptoms Benzos for erratic behavior snythetic cathnones (Bath Salts) - ACS Treatment Benzos for erratic behavior

angential thinking - Patient talks about multiple different topics back to back? Invents works that have no Meaning. - A neologistic person does what? Accelerated activity. - A patient with Psychosis will have what symptom? Schizophrenia - a psychological disorder characterized by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, and/or diminished, inappropriate emotional expression

What is the mechanism of toxicity of Amphotericin-B - causes renal arteriolar vasoconstriction which reduces GFR and renal blood flow leading to ischemic renal injury and uremia you have intramembranous ppores form which causes renal tubules to be more permeable, this allows excessive ions to be delivered to distal tubule and decreasing GFR (since they back up) antagonizing ADH impairs urine concentrating ability and leads to polyuria MOA of aminoglycosides? - nephorotoxic, ototoxic especia...

ring a psychiatric emergency, the EMT should be able to ____________. - predict whether the patient will become violent Which of the following might help the EMT differentiate between "normal" depression and mental illness? - The amount of time that the patient remains feeling "blue"

What is the *leading cause of PREVENTABLE illness and death in the US*? - tobacco What percentage of *lung cancer deaths* are due to smoking in men? a. 80% b. 90% - b. 90%

Knowledge of the toxicology of poisonous agents was published earliest in the: - Ebers Papyrus Five identical experimental animals are treated with 1 mg of one of the following toxins. The animal treated with which toxin is most likely to die? - Botulinum toxin (LD50=0.00001 mg/kg) Toxic chemicals are most likely to be biotransformed in which of the following organs? - Liver A patient is brought into the emergency room with the following symptoms: coma, respiratory depression and pinpoint p...