TOXICOLOGY VALUES Flashcards
1
Q
Alcohol intoxication
A
> 0.05% w/v (>50 mg/dL blood alcohol)
2
Q
Ethanol fatal dose
A
300-400 mL pure alcohol consumed in less than an hour
3
Q
Alcohol toxic blood level
A
> 400 mg/dL
500 mg/dL for hemodialysis
4
Q
Methanol fatal dose
A
60-250 mg dl
5
Q
Methanol toxic blood level
A
> 50 mg dl
6
Q
Isopropanol fatal dose
A
250 ml
7
Q
Ethylene glycol fatal dose
A
100 g
8
Q
Carbon monoxide toxic level
A
20% CO
9
Q
Cyanide toxic level
A
> 2 ug ml
10
Q
Metal toxicity
A
Ingested in large quantities and absorbed in their ionized forms
11
Q
Toxic forms of arsenic
A
Sodium arsenate
Copper arsenite
Carbarsone
Tryparsamide
Arsine gas (most toxic form)
12
Q
Arsenic acute fatal dose
A
120 mg (arsenic trioxide)
30 ppm (arsenic gas)
