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NOAEL

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No Observed Adverse Effect Level: Highest dose that doesn’t produce a statistically significant toxic effect

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RfD

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Reference Dose: Estimated daily exposure that is assumed to have no adverse health impact on the human population

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6 Common causes of anticholinergic toxicity

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  1. Atropine
  2. Scopolamine
  3. Antihistamines
  4. Antiparkinson’s (amantidine)
  5. Antipsychotics
  6. Plants (Belladonna)
4
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Treatment for anticholinergic poisoning

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Physostigmine

5
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Treatment for seizures caused by too much of a stimulant

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Benzos

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Treatment for tachycardia caused by too much of a stimulant

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Lidocaine

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Treatment for ventricular fibrillation caused by too much of a stimulant

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Lidocaine

8
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Treatment for opioid toxicity

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Naloxone

9
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Treatment for Cholinergic syndromes

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Cholinergic antagonist like Atropine

Pralidoxime is only used for Organophosphate poisoning

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Mechanism of activated charcoal. Limitation?

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Non-specific chelator that limits drug absorption

Doesnt work as well if a drug is rapidly absorbed

11
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Use of Whole-bowel irrigation (actual substance that is used)

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Non-absorbable polyethylene glycol

Used after large ingestion of drugs that are poorly absorbed by activated charcoal

12
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Difference between organophosphates and carbamate insecticides

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Carbamates are reversible acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (treat with atropine only)
Organophosphates are irreversible (Treat with atropine and pralidoxime)

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Chlorinated insecticides mechanism

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Inhibit voltage-gated Na+ channels, leading to seizures, tremors, weakness, twitches, etc.

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2 Treatments for Chlorinated insecticides (DDT)

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  1. Activated charcoal/gastric lavage

2. Anticonvulsants (slowly infused)

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Pyrethrins symptoms and treatments (2)

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Bronchospasm, numbness, seizures

  1. Charcoal/lavage
  2. Bronchodilators for bronchospasm
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Problem with methanol

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Metabolized to formaldehyde by alcohol dehydrogenase (blindness, metabolic acidosis)

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Methanol treatments (2)

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  1. Treat acidosis with bicarb

2. Fomepizole (Alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor)

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2 consequences of Ethylene glycol ingestion

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  1. Hypocalcemic tetany

2. Oxalicaciduria - crystals

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2 treatments for Ethylene glycol poisoning

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  1. Calcium for their hypocalcemia

2. Fomepizole

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Result of Diethylene glycol poisoning (treatment)

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Anuric renal failure

Supportive/symptomatic care

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Sources of lead poisoning

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  1. Food/water
  2. Dust
  3. Paint chips
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4 effects of lead poisoning

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  1. Microcytic anemia
  2. Weak wrist and ankle extensors
  3. Lead encephalopathy
  4. Colic loss of apatite
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First and second line treatments for severe lead poisoning

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  1. Succorer

2. EDTA

24
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Treatment for cerebral edema in lead poisoning

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Dexamethasone

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Why are children most at risk of lead poisoning?

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They absorb up to 40% of that ingested, adults only 10%

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2 effects of lead on kids

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  1. Deteriorates their BBB

2. Low IQ, ADHD, behavior problems

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Arsenic poisoning source

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Rural/municipal water supplies

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Arsenic acute intoxication signs/symptoms

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Hemorrhagic gastroenteritis

Garlic odor on breath

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Arsenic chronic intoxication signs/symptoms

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Hyperkeratosis, exfoliative dermatitis

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Arsenic poisoning mechanism

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Binds to -SH groups on proteins and causes severe oxidative stress

31
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Arsenic toxicity treatment

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Dimercaprol

32
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Treatment for inhalation of arsenic gas

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This only occurs in miners

Supportive therapy only

33
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Methylmercury sources

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Gold mining
Fish
Grain fungicide

34
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Signs and symptoms of mercury poisoning

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Ataxia, loss of balance, sensory defects, visual defects, deafness, dysarthria
THESE ARE ALL IRREVERSIBLE

35
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Who should avoid eating predatory fish?

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Pregnant women

Canned tuna is probably safe though

36
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Mercury in cavity fillings

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They pose little hazard

Dentists ARE NOT supposed to advocate their removal

37
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When is chelation therapy used

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Severely elevated metal levels or toxicity

38
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Chelation therapy consideration

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Only reduces readily accessible pool of metal. After therapy, blood levels of the metal can rebound

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Edentate Calcium Use, Side effects, tocixity

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EDTA

  1. Lead poisoning antidote
  2. Chills, fever, nausea voliting
  3. Nephrotoxic at high dose
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Penicillamine use

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Wilson’s disease

also for lead poisoning

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Succimer use, advantage

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First orally effective chelator

Works faster than EDTA in lead poisoning

42
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First sign of CO poisoning

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Headache

43
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CO poisoning treatment

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Hyperbaric O2

44
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Treatment for cyanide toxicity

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Hydroocobalamin

Reacts to form vitamin B12

45
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Asbestos antidote

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There isn’t one

Dont get exposed

46
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PCBs and Dioxin signs and symptoms

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Chloracne, nausea, vomiting, headache

47
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Dioxin treatment

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None!!

48
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Bisphenol A (BPA)

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Leached from plastic into food and water

Exposure in utero MAY be linked to neural and behavioral defects