classification of posions pt 2 Flashcards
(23 cards)
-found in bathroom disinfectants -white burns
HCL / Muriatic Acid
-ground coffee vomitus -brown
-black burns
H2SO4 / Oil of Vitreol
- yellow burns
HNO3 / Aqua fortis
-bleaching white burns
Phenol / Carbolic acid
Found in detergents
Forms hard soaps
NaOH / Lye, Sosa
Found in detergents
Forms hard soaps
KOH
Caustic potash
bleaching agent
NaOCl / Dakin/s Solution
Red tide poisoning, Paralytic Shellfish poisoning [PSP]
Saxitoxin
Source: Dinoflagellates
Found in improperly dried peanuts Carcigonesis
Aflatoxin
Source: Aspergillus Flavus
Spoiled food
Ptomaine
Source: Bacterial decay
Expired milk and dairy products
Tyrotoxin
Source: Bacterial decay
Ergotism, Convulsions, Gangrene {St. Anthony’s Fire]
Ergot
Source: Claviceps purpurea
Proteinaceous, virulence, Small lethal dose
Exotoxin
Source: Mostly from Gram +
- Spoiled Canned Foods -Neuromuscular Poison
Botulinum toxin
Source: C. Botulinum
Causes Tetany
Tetanospamin
Source: C. Tetani
Gas gangrene
Cytotoxin
Source: C. Perfringens
Most common cause of food Poisoning
-Causes TSS [Toxic Shock Symdrome- mostly in menstruating eomen]
-Enterotoxin
Source: C. Staphylococcus Aureus
-Protein synthesis inhibitor in nerve, heart and kidney cells.
Diphtheria cytotoxin
Source: Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Causes rice watery stool
C. Enterotoxin
Source: Vibrio cholirae
-Traveller’s Diarrhea [ETEC]
-E. enterotoxin
Source: E. Coli
Lipoidal, low toxicity, high dose to become lethal
Endotoxin
Source: Mostly from Gram -
Causes Typhoid fever
Typhoid
Source: salmonella Thyposa
Causes UTI [ Treated with Ciprofloxacin]
Proteus
Source: Proteus species
