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Flashcards in Trace/UT Minerals-Toxicities Deck (13)
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1
Q

Iron (Fe)

Toxicity: ________

A

hemochromatosis (organ damage)

2
Q

HEMACHROMATOSIS (Fe toxicity) causes _________

A

organ damage

3
Q

Zinc (Zn)

Toxicity: ________

A

metallic taste

4
Q

Copper (Cu)

Toxicity: ________

A

Wilson’s disease (Kayser-Fleischer rings)

5
Q

WILSON’S DISEASE (Cu toxicity) causes ____________

A

Kayser-Fleischer Rings

6
Q

Selenium (Se)

Toxicity: ________

A

Selenosis (brittle nails)

7
Q

SELENOSIS (Se toxicity) causes ________

A

brittle nails

8
Q

Iodide (I)

Toxicity: ________ (2)

A

HYPOthyroidism

burning mouth

9
Q

Manganese (Mn)

Toxicity: ________

A

tremors (miners)

10
Q

TREMORS (Mn toxicity) is most often seen in _________

A

miners

11
Q

Molybdenum (Mo)

Toxicity: ________

A

gout

12
Q

Fluoride (F-)

Toxicity: ________

A

fluorosis (bone pitting, teeth mottling)

13
Q

FLUOROSIS (F- toxicity) causes _________ (2)

A

bone pitting

teeth mottling