Chapter 16

Question 1

What produces insulin?

Answer 1

Pancreas

Question 2

Diabetes common in women caused by hormones going out of control

Answer 2

Gestational diabetes

Question 3

Any substance that can harm the body

Answer 3

Poison

Question 4

What are 4 ways that we get toxins in our body?

Answer 4

Ingestion, inhalation, injection, absorption

Question 5

___% of toxins are absorbed in the small intestine

Answer 5

90

Question 6

What is the first like of defense in poisoning?

Answer 6

Stomach

Question 7

What is the poison control phone number?

Answer 7

1-800-222-1222

Question 8

When do you not use activated charcoal?

Answer 8

Altered mental status, ingested acid or alkali, unable to swallow

Question 9

How do you treat poison ivy, oak, and sumac?

Answer 9

Soapy water or rubbing alcohol, oatmeal baths, lotoin

Question 10

What are some symptoms and signs of carbon monoxide?

Answer 10

Flu like complaints, worsen or improve in certain places or times of day, nearby people have similar symptoms, pets seem ill