Inorg Chemicals Flashcards
(122 cards)
Lightest and most reactive element
Hydrogen
Use of Potassium
Diuretic and Important in Muscle Contraction
Only reddish metal
Copper
Radioactive element used for cancer
radiotherapy & diagnostic purposes
Radium
Toxicity: Lobstter Appearance
Boron
True Metal
Mercury
Temporary hardness of water
Dissolved Ca or Mg BICARBONATE
Used in Prophylaxis; Treatment for Bipolar Disorder
Lithium Carbonate
Homone for Na Regulation
Aldosterone
Never employed in Medicine because it is VERY VERY toxic
Berrylium
Similar to Calcium
Strontium
GIT imaging
BaSO4
Similar to FE+3 that binds to transferrin
Gallium
210x greater affinity to hemoglobin than oxygen
Carbon Monoxide
Antagonist of Cu and Fe in the body
Cadmium
Uses of Lithium
Depressant; Diuretic
Permanent hardness of water
Contains opdissolved Ca or Mg SULFATE, CHLORIDES, HYDROXIDES
Extemporaneous compounding of parenterals
Sterile Water for Injections
Natural CCB
Magnesium
Only acid that dissolves gold
Selenic Acid
Present in Insulin
Zinc
Used for treatment of Cancer Related Hypercalcemia by binding with transferrrin
Gallium
Bridge with silicon
Boron
Germicide for Staph infection
SnO2