Toxicology - Easy Points Flashcards

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Arsenic poisoning. Sx? Rx?

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Sx: GI pain, vomiting, delirium, garlic breath
Rx: dimercapol

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Cyanide poisoning

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Rx: amyl nitrite

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Lead & mercury poisoning

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Rx: CaNa2 EDTA

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Iron poisoning

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Sx: blue gingival line, stomach pain, basophilic stippling and hypochromic, microcytic anemia due to inhibition of d-ALA dehydratase
Rx: deferoxamide (chelation) & dialysis

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