Med Tox Board Review:
Buzzwords for the Boards
GP Daubert 2014
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“Egg-shell” calcifications of hilar lymph
nodes, increase risk of tuberculosis,
upper lung disease
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Silicosis
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Pneumoconiosis with hilar adenopathy;
clinically and pathologically identical to
sarcoidosis except no eye involvement;
lymphocyte transformation test
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Berylliosis
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Porphyria, pemba yara, spongiform
encephalopathy, outbrake in Turkey in
1956
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Hexachlorobenzene
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Isolated thrombocytopenia, “bathtub
refinisher’s lung”, sensitizing agent largest recognized cause of
occupational asthma
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Toluene di-isocyanate (TDI)
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Hepatic angiosarcoma
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Vinyl chloride
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Pesticide operator with sterility, altered
sex ratio in offspring
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Dibromochloropropane
(DBCP)
Re: “Da Balls Can’t Produce”
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Phossy jaw
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Yellow phosphorus
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Brown lung, “Monday morning
tightness”, byssanosis
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Cotton
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Hypertension, Saturnine gout, renal
failure, microcytic anemia
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Adult lead poisoning
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“Silver solderers”, proximal RTA, itaiitai disease in Jintsu River basin, acute
lung injury, renal failure
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Cadmium
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Perforated nasal septum, lung cancer,
painless ulcers, “blackjack disease”,
Type IV hypersensitivity dermatitis
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Chromium
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Hairdresser with hearing loss, renal
failure, methemoglobinemia
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Bromate
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The cholera toxin activates cAMP, which
intern stimulate CFTR causing a
dramatic efflux of ions and water from
infected enterocytes.
What popular ‘pop’ band was associated
with this disease?
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The Go-Gos
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Acute psychosis with elevated serum
chloride level
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Bromide
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Solvent, epoxide metabolite
(hepatotoxicity), “Degreaser’s flush”,
trigeminal neuralgia
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Trichloroethylene
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Viscous rayon, increase rate of
atherosclerosis; disulfiram and metam
sodium metabolites; basal ganglia toxin;
associated with spontaneous abortions;
decreased spermatogenesis, craniofacial
abnormalities; optic nerve and retinal
degeneration
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Carbon disulfide
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The percentage of sick people who are
identified as having the condition
or
The likelihood of a test being positive if
the condition is present
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Sensitivity
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A result of 100% means that the test
recognizes all healthy people as healthy
or
The likelihood of the unaffected
individuals correctly having a negative
test
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Specificity
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Condition
+
+
-
True Positive
False Positive
(Type I error)
→ PPV
Test
outcome
-
False Negative
(Type II error)
↓
Sensitivity
True Negative
→ NPV
↓
Specificity
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Condition
Yes
No
Yes
A
B
→ Absolute Risk
Exposed (ARE)
A/(A+B)
No
C
D
→ Absolute Risk
Unexposed (ARU)
C/(C+D)
Risk
Factor
Attributable Risk (Risk Difference) = ARE – ARU
Relative Risk = ARE/ARU
Odds Ratio = (A/C)/(B/D)
Solvent, acute CNS depression,
arrhythmias, AML, Hodgkin’s
lymphoma, paroxysmal nocturnal
hemoglobinuria
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Benzene
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Wastewater treatment worker with
sensory and motor distal axonal
neuropathy (axonopathy)
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What singer is associated with
Hymonoptera-induced anaphylaxis?
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Sting
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Wastewater treatment worker with sensory
and motor distal axonal neuropathy
(axonopathy), also has blue discoloration
of hands and feet, desquamation, and
pulmonary irritation
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Acrylamide
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Ginger Jake, NTE inhibitor, sensorymotor neuropathy, 1960 Morocco
disaster
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Triorthocresyl phosphate (TOCP)
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Minamata Bay
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Methylmercury
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Bhopal disaster
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Methyl isocyanate
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Lung cancer, beer drinker with
cardiomyopathy, classic tetrad: goiter,
cardiomyopathy, metabolic acidosis,
polycythemia, inhibits oxidation of aKG to succinyl CoA and pyruvate to
acetyl CoA
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Cobalt
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Pulmonary disease-anemia syndrome,
strong respiratory sensitizer
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Trimellitic anhydride
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Uranium mining, lung cancer
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Radon
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Firefighter with delayed pulmonary
edema (ARDS) and smell of freshly
mowed hay
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Phosgene
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Pest-control operator with fishy odor,
respiratory distress, refractory
hypotension, delayed pulmonary
edema
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Phosphine
(aka Phosfish)
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Sewage worker with rapid collapse,
mucous membrane irritation,
blackened jewelry, sodium nitrite
antidote
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Hydrogen Sulfide
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Endoscopy technician with mucous
membrane irritation, pulmonary
edema, leukemia, sweet odor,
convulsions, N/V
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Ethylene Oxide
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Epping jaundice
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Methylenedianiline
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Aromatic solvent, acute CNS
depression, basal ganglia toxin,
pneumonitis, hypokalemia,
RTA/renal failure, myopathy,
leukoencephalopathy
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Toluene
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Fungicide with pungent odor, skin and
respiratory sensitizer, photoallergic
dermatitis
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Captafol
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1937 Sulfanilamide poisoning
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Diethylene glycol
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Neonatal gasping syndrome
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Benzyl alcohol
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1986 Lake Nyos disaster
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Carbon dioxide
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L-Tryptophan
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Eosinophilia myalgia syndrome
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Koremlu poisoning
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Thallium
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Hopewell epidemic, “Kepone shakes”,
Chesapeake Bay contamination
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Chlordecone
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Stalinon poisoning, vomiting, transitory
paralysis, photophobia, white matter
edema
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Triethyltin
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Golfer with disulfiram reaction at the
18th hole
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Thiuram herbicide
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Welder with early Parkinson’s Disease
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Manganese
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Parakeet dies while family is cooking in
the kitchen
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Polymer fume fever
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Welder dies after ingesting soldering flux
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Zinc chloride
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Black henna, black hair dye, angioedema,
renal failure, and methemoglobinemia,
leukemia/bladder cancer
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Para-phenylenediamines
(para- and ortho-PD)
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Fumigant worker, peanut poisoning, fish
odor
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Zinc phosphide
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Young male chimney sweeper with early
testicular cancer
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Polyaromatic hydrocarbons
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Middle aged male stripping paint that
develops angina from delayed
carbon monoxide poisoning
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Methylene chloride
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Galvanized metal welder, “Monday
morning fever”, “brass foundry
workers ague”
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Zinc Oxide
(Metal fume fever)
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Mill worker with allergic contact
dermatitis and respiratory sensitization
(occupational asthma)
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Plicatic acid
(Western red cedar)
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Farmer’s lung
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Thermophilic actinomycetes
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Irritant gas, warning agent in methyl
chloride, component of papite (tear
gas), cyclophosphamide metabolite
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Acrolein
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Urine metabolite of acrylamide used for
testing worker exposure
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Carboxyethyl-cysteine
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Primary ingredient in bone cement, skin
sensitizer, elevated urine mercapturic
acid, pediatric burns
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Methyl methacrylate
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Spain 1981: rapeseed oil contaminated
with denatured aniline. Diffuse
pulmonary infiltrates on x-ray,
methemoglobinemia
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Aniline
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Airbag inflation, herbicide, cytochrome
aa3 inhibitor
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Sodium azide
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Fumigant, fire extinguisher, lower
extremity axonopathy, intoxication
resembles Wernicke’s
encephalopathy, inferior colliculi
lesions, NAC may worsen syndrome
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Methyl bromide
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Irritant gas with gasoline-like odor, may
cause hypotension and bradycardia
with inhalation, associated with
lymphohematopoeitic cancers
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1,3 Butadiene
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Current pesticide/herbicide but once in
mouthwash and toothpaste,
methemoglobinemia and GI distress
after 3-6 hour latent period
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Sodium chlorate
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Hyperthyroid medication that was linked
to aplastic anemia – now ground
water contaminant
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Perchlorates
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Tar smarts; pitch warts and squamous
cell carcinoma; chronic melanosis;
UV phototoxicity; strong carcinogen
of lung, bladder, skin, scrotal, oral,
stomach
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Coal tar products
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Ammonia-like odor, rocket fuel and
water treatment agent, toxicity
tetrad: SLE (skin sensitizer),
methemoglobinemia, seizures,
hepatitis
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Hydrazine (diamines)
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Paint remover and solvent with fishy or
ammonia smell that causes severe
hepatitis with jaundice and eventual
liver failure
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Dimethylacetamide (DMAC)
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Solvent used in pharmaceutical industry,
acrylic fiber production and recovery
of CO2 in gasses that may result in
skin irritation, severe hepatotoxicity,
and disulfiram reactions
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N,N Dimethylformamide (DMF)
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Explosive/munitions production, spandex
fibers, causes severe GI distress and
vomitus smells like bitter almonds,
retrobulbar and optic neuropathy, methb,
hepatitis, aplastic anemia; and yellowing
of skin, hair, and eyes
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1,3 Dinitrobenzene
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Oily liquid used in explosives and
diisocyanate production, possible
weight loss product, uncoupler,
retrobulbar and optic neuropathy,
methb, turns skin yellow
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2,4 Dinitrotoluene
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Sweet smelling irritant gas, insect
fumigant and heat stabilizer for
plastic production, delayed
pulmonary toxicity
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Epichlorohydrin
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Textile finishing agent and used in the
synthesis of malathion; vapors result
in corneal edema, photophobia, and
diplopia; chronic use associated with
occupational asthma, hemolytic
anemia, and pulmonary hemorrhage
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Maleic anhydride
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Used as an odorant for natural gases,
rotten cabbage odor,
methemoglobin and hemolytic
anemia
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Mercaptans
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Abdominal pain, hemolytic anemia, Paris
green, hematuria, bronze skin
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Arsine
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Metals that produce non-fibrogenic
benign pneumoconiosis
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Tin (Stannosis)
Barium (Baritosis)
Iron (siderosis)
Calcium (Chalitosis)
Molybdenum
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Vineyard sprayer’s lung (interstitial
pulmonary fibrosis, histiocytic
granulomas, adenocarcinoma)
[Portugal]
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CuSO4
(Bordeaux soln)
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Hard metal pneumoconiosis, pulmonary
eosinophilia portends poor prognosis
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Tungsten-carbide
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Diamond polishers lung
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Cobalt
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Patient on dialysis who develops
somnolence, perioral numbness,
abdominal pain, and
hyperamylasemia
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MnSO4
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Worker with osteosclerosis with
accompanying nerve root
compression. Plain film xray reveals
ligament calcification and lesions
resembling osteoblastic metastasis
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Fluorisis
Cryolite (NaAlFl)
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Acroosteolysis (bone resorption at distal
phalanx)
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Vinyl chloride
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Most common medication associated
with hypersensitivity pneumonitis
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Nitrofurantoin
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Middle aged adult with chronic seizure
disorder with xray demonstrating
hilar lymphadenopathy. Biopsy
reveals drug-induced lymphoid
hyperplasia
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Phenytoin
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Elderly male with hepatic
angiocarcinoma and pneumococcal
sepsis. Abdominal xray reveals
multiple opacities in the liver and
spleen
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Thorotrast (thorium dioxide)
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Xenobiotic-induced aplastic anemia is
most commonly associated with
destruction of these progenitor cells
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CD34+ progenitor cells
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Lymphoma in a Dutch flower bulb
worker using a nematode fumigant
(also seen in fireman)
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Dichloropropene (Telon)
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Cola-colored infant with MRCP,
abnormal skull calcification, and
hypoplastic nails
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PCBs
(remember Pepsi-Colored Babies)
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Metabolite of disulfiram and used in the
treatment of nickel carbaryl and
platinoid poisoning
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Diethyldithiocarbamate (DDC)
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4-year-old boy on an antineoplastic drug
that develops fever, SIADH,
necrotic myocardial infarction, and
loss of deep tendon reflexes
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Vincristine
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Antineoplastic producing hilar
lymphadenopathy
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Methotrexate
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Antineoplastic producing nodular
bronchiolitis obliterans
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Bleomycin
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Antineoplastic associated with
perforation of the GI tract
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Time (hrs)
Time (hrs)
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Natural Log (ln)
Drug Concentration
Drug Concentration
1st Order Elimination
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Paclitaxol
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Antineoplastic associated with hemolytic
uremia syndrome
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Mitomycin
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Metal that is radiolucent on plain film
xray
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Copper
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Metal causing paresthesias (pins and
needles), ataxia, dysarthria,
constricted visual fields, deafness
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Methyl mercury
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“Pink disease”: mercury teething
powders such as calomel
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Mercury
calomel (HgCl)
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Riboflavin inhibition (i FAD); Painful
peripheral neuropathy; neuropathy
spares CN I, V, VIII; alopecia with
sparing of axilla, facial hair, and
inner 1/3 of eyebrow; reverse sleep
cycle
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Thallium
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Biological monitoring
Benzene
Toluene
Styrene
Lead
Methylmercury
Inorganic mercury
Polyaromatic HC
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Biological monitoring
Benzene
Toluene
Styrene
Lead
Methylmercury
Inorganic mercury
Polyaromatic HC
Total urine phenol
Urine hippuric acid
Urine mandelic and
phenylglyoxylic acid
Blood ZPP/FEP
Blood mercury
Urine mercury
Urine 1-hydroxypyrene
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Oily liquid used in cold sterilization,
sensitizer and occupational asthma
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Glutaraldehyde
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Used in plastics and rubber, dental
fillings and styrofoam. Causes flu-like
symptoms and drunkeness acutely,
peripheral neuropathy and hearing loss
chronically
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Styrene
Styrene syndrome
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Chemical associated with highest
incidence of lung cancer in the
world
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Polyaromatic HC
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Dentist with vitamin B12-like deficiency,
bone marrow suppression, and
pernicious anemia. Histochemistry
reveals inactive cobalt and inhibition
of methionine synthetase
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Nitrous oxide
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Person exposed to a cloud of “red
smoke” with delayed pulmonary
edema and chemical burns with
characteristic yellow discoloration
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Nitric acid
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Pyrophoric material causing severe
thermal and chemical burns
(submerge in CuSO4) and exposure
may lead to hepatotoxicity and
hypocalcemia with increased QT
interval
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White phosphorus
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“Rush” fire in San Francisco in 1983
leading to a number of firefighters
with methemoglobinemia
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Isobutyl nitrate
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1978 Jonestown mass suicide
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KCN
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Only organic phosphorus pesticide that
possesses a significant vapor hazard
(high vapor pressure)
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Dichlorvos
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Patient presenting after herbicide
ingestion with myotonia, myoclonus,
hematuria/rhabdo, and cardiac
disturbances
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Chlorphenoxy herbicide
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Fetal syndrome – 10-30%, 25% risk of
spontaneous abortion,
microcephaly/hydrocephaly,
congenital heart disorders, microtia,
cleft lip/palate
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Fetal isoretinoin
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Microcephaly, developmental delay,
telecanthus, short nose and flat nasal
bridge, anteverted nares, long
shallow filtrum, thin upper lip, nail
displasia
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Fetal hydantoin
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Microcephaly, small palpebral fissure
length, thin upper lip, smooth
philtrum, flatted cheeks and short
nose. Risk of brain injury increases
as eyes get smaller, philtrum gets
flatter, and lip gets thinner
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Fetal alcohol
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Small nose and markedly depressed nasal
bridge; brachydactyl; hypoplasia of all
distal phalanges; severe shortening of
lower extremities; Epiphyseal stippling
of the sacrum, spine, proximal humeri,
and femurs
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Fetal warfarin
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(Parrot fish and tidal xanthid crabs)
Inhibits Na/K ATPase, N/V/D,
paresthesias, hypocalcemic tetany, CV
collapse (2nd most potent toxin on
planet earth)
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Palytoxin
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(Paralytic shellfish poisoing,
gonyautoxins) Na channel blocker,
oysters/red tides, N/V, paresthesias,
throat pain, descending paralysis
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Saxitoxin
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(Neurotoxin shellfish poisoing) Na
channel opener; paresthesias;
temperature reversal; N/V/D
uncommon; tide aerosolized toxin
causes conjunctivitis, rhinitis,
bronchitis
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Brevetoxin
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(Diarrhetic shellfish poisoing) Inhibits
protein phosphates disrupting cell
metabolism, benign gastric tumors,
N/V/D predominate
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Okadaic acid
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(Amnestic shellfish poisoing) CNS glutamate
receptor stimulation causing Na channel
upregulation and Na/Ca influx g
neuronal cell lysis; toxicity resembles
Alzheimer’s-like dementia, N/V/D,
headaches, ataxia, seizures; assoc. with
eating blue muscles
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Domoic acid
(think Dumb-oic acid)
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(Also maitotoxin) Na and Ca channel
openers; metallic taste; paresthesias;
glove and stocking numbness; palmer
pruritis; hot/cold reversal; sensation of
loose teeth; treat with mannitol and
gapapentin; symptoms worsen with
alcohol
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Ciguatoxin
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Bacteria-catalyzed decarboxylation of
decomposing finfish muscle,
“sunburn-like” rash, urticaria,
pruritis, bronchospasm
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Scombroid
(Histamine poisoning)
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Sodium channel blocker, perioral
paresthesias, numbness, tremor,
ataxia, dysarthria/dysphagia,
respiratory paralysis, death (5th most
potent toxin on planet earth)
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Tetrodotoxin
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Japanese vinyl sandal maker with
peripheral sensorimotor neuropathy.
Nerve biopsy reveals axonal swelling.
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Hexane
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Cicuta spp. Most fatal plant species in
North America (30-70% fatality
rate).
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Water Hemlock
Water Gate Candidate Scandal (Water
hemlock, GABA, Cicutoxin, Seizures)
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The only form of poisoning caused by
bacterial contamination.
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Scombroid
(Histamine poisoning)
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St. Anthony’s Fire, ergotism
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Claviceps purpurea
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Structural similarity to the herbicide
Endothall, also know as Spanish Fly,
produced by the blister beetle
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Cantharidin
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Profound hypoglycemia, hepatitis with
hyperbilrubinemia, acidemia and
aciduria without ketosis
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Ackee (hypoglycin)
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253
The maximum concentration of a
chemical to which workers may be
exposed continuously for up to 15
minutes without danger to health or
work efficiency and safety
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STEL
(Short-term exposure limit)
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Sulfonylurea known to cause SIADH
and disulfiram reactions
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Chlorpropramide
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Side chain on cephalosporin (ie,
cefazolin) antibiotics linked to
disulfiram reactions
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n-methyltetrathiol
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Antidysrhythmic with antimuscarinic
properties and causes hypoglycemia
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Disopyramide
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Intoxicants that produce metaphyseal
bands on plain-film x-ray
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Lead (lead lines)
Yellow phosphorus
Bismuth
Hyervitaminosis D
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5 most common medications linked to
lupus-like syndrome
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CHIMP
Chlorpropramide
Hydralazine
INH
Methyldopa
Procainamide
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Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
(pseudotumor cerebri)
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Vitamin A
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Time (hrs)
Time (hrs)
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Natural Log (ln)
Drug Concentration
Drug Concentration
Zero order elimination
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Chan Su
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Chinese herbal remedy with
bufadenalide cardiac steroid
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Plant that is a CYP3A4 inducer
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St. John’s Wart
(Hypericum perforatum)
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P450
Pulegone g methofuran g hepatitis
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Pennyroyal
(Mentha pelugium)
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Aspiration pneumonitis, CNS
depression, patient’s urine smells like
violets
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Turpentine (pine oil)
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Essential oil, CNS depression, mild
hepatitis, hemorrhagic pulmonary
edema
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Oil of Cloves (Eugenol)
(Euginia aromatica)
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Most common cause of medicationinduced contact dermatitis
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Neomycin
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Endocardial and mitral valve fibrosis,
pulmonary hypertension
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Fenfluramine
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Disinfectant associated with neonatal
vacuolar encephalopathy and cerebral
edema
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Hexachloraphene
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Disinfectant ingestion causing metabolic
acidemia due to decreased renal
clearence of H+ (patients have a
normal lactate)
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Providone iodine
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Disinfectant, hypopigmented skin,
tardive dyskinesia-like syndrome,
bradycardia, hypotension, PEG
decontamination
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Phenol
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“Rose eye” discoloration of eyelids,
conjunctivitis, refractory hypotension,
reddish discoloration of viscera postmortem
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Acute selenium toxicity
(Selenious acid)
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Peanut meal worker who develops liver
cancer (hepatoma)
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Aflatoxin
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Biomarker for benzene exposure
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Urine phenol
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HIV medication associated with severe
(death) hypersensivity reactions
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Abacavir
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The two P450 isozymes linked to the
development of cancer
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CYP1A2
CYP2E1
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Enzyme linked to aromatic
anticonvulsant hypersensitivity
syndrome
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Epoxide hydrolase
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The only medication-induced seizure
that will likely respond to phenytoin
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Aminopyridine
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The only local anesthetic that causes
vasoconstriction
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Cocaine
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Most cardiotoxic amide local anesthetic
(may cause cardiotoxicity before CNS
toxicity)
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Bupivacaine
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Most extensively metabolized anesthetic,
hepatitis, malignant hyperthermia,
acute lung injury from abuse (PO/IV)
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Halothane
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The only IARC Group 4 drug
IARC Group 4: Probably not
carcinogenic to humans
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Caprolactam
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Patient with ventricular ectopy,
blindness, N/V, diaphoresis, tinnitus,
after drinking tonic water with Cinchona
succirubra extract
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Quinine
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Biventricular ventricular tachycardia
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Cardiac steroids (#1)
Aconitine
Halogenated hydrocarbsons
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Patient with an aortic dissection and
renal failure that develops altered
mental status, seizures, and no
metabolic acidosis
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Thiocyanate toxicity
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Opioid linked to serotonin syndrome,
seizures, MPTP, and may not result in
miosis in overdose
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Meperidine
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Grey baby syndrome
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Chloramphenical
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NSAID linked to aplastic anemia
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Phenylbutazone
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Patient with HIV with sulfa allergy who
develops hemolysis and
methemoglobinemia
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Dapsone
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Patient undergoing elective endoscopy
that develops methemoglobinemia
during pre-op
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Benzocaine
(Hurricane spray)
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Most frequently reported antineoplastic
overdose
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Vincristine
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Free radical induced cardiomyopathy
with irreversible heart failure
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Doxorubicin
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Alkylating agent causing hemorrhagic
cystitis and MESNA antidote
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Cyclophosphamide
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Alkylating agent causing pulmonary
fibrosis and skin hyperpigmentation
(tan appearance)
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Busulfan
“Busulfan tan”
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6 intoxicants for which urine alkalination
(ion trapping) enhances drug
elimination
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Salicylates
Phenobarbital
Methotrexate
Chlropropramide
Chlrophenoxy herbicides
Fluoride
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Scleritis and uveitis in a patient being
treated for hypercalcemia
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Bisphosphanate
(ie, pamidronate)
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Peliosis hepatis
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Alkalated anabolic steroids
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Morphine
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Cocaine
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Phosgene
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Sarin
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Digoxin
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Dioxin
(2,3,7,8 TCDD)
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Succimer (DMSA)
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Acetylcysteine
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D-penicillamine
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Methylene blue
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EDTA
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid
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Deferoxamine
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Pralidoxime
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Alpha-amanitin
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Ciguatoxin
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Aspirin
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Acetaminophen
Paracetamol
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Flumazenil
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Tetrodotoxin
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Physostigmine
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Pyridoxine
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DMPS
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Lactrodectus mactans
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Black widow
Painful bite
Calcium channel opener
Increase release ACh, NE
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Loxosceles reclusa
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Brown recluse
Painless bite
Sphingomyelinase D
Hyoluranidase
Local wound ulcer (red, white, blue)
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Tegenaria agrestis
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Hobo spider
Painless bite
Local ulcer
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Chironex fleckeri
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Box jellyfish
Most lethal cnidaria
Rapid death in minutes
Acetic acid/Antivenom
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Carukia barnesi
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Irukandji jellyfish
Irukandji Syndrome
Hypertension
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Physalia physallis
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Portugese man-of-war/Bluebottle
Painful linear welts
Acetic acid
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Acanthaster planci
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Crown-of-thorns
Pain, paralysis
Hot water immersion
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Pterosis spp
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Lionfish
Pain, possible blisters
Hot water immersion
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Synanceja verrucosa
Synanceja horrida
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Stonefish
Cytotoxic, hemolytic, myotoxic
Severe pain, hypotension, hemolysis
Hot water, antivenom
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Dasyatis spp.
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Stingray
Local pain
Vibrio infections
Hot water, antibiotics
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Atrax robustus
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Funnel web spider
Massive release of ACh, NE, epi
Rabbit IgG antivenom
Death historically in peds < age 4
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Solenopsis invecta
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Fire ant
Glucosaminidase, piperidines
Wheals, clear vesicles
Local care
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Centruroides exilicauda
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Bark scorpion
Sodium channel opener
Pain, paresthesias, palsies
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Bufo alvarius
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Colorado River Toad
Bufadienolide cardiac steroid
Bufotenin tryptamines
Chan Su Herbal
Dig fab fragments
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Bodybuilder presenting with tachycardia,
wide pulse pressure, hypokalemia
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414
Clenbuterol
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415
Silo Filler’s Disease
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Nitric oxides (NO, NO2)
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Basal ganglia toxins
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418
Carbon disulfide
CO
Manganese
Methanol
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419
Remediation level for home radon
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11 pc/L
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421
Three agents associated with perinatal
death
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ACE inhibitors
Cigarette smoking
Lead
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423
Most common hydrocarbon used in dry
cleaning
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PERC
Perchloroethylene
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Cement worker with contact dermatitis
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Chromium (CrVI)
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OSHA PEL for benzene
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1 ppm
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OSHA PEL for carbon monoxide
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50 ppm
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Azo dye and rubber manufacturing,
HCN lab detection agent,
methemoglobinemia, associated with
bladder cancer (IARC 1)
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Benzidine
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Patient etching glass or wheel cleaning
with delayed pain out of proportion to
exam, hypocalcemia, hyperkalemia
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Hydrofluoric acid
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435
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) antidote
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Isoniazid
Gyromitra esculenta
Hydrazines
Ethylene glycol
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The factor by which exposure is reduced
by use of a respirator
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Protection factor
Ambient/protection factor = exposure
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Study design comparing an exposed
group to an unexposed group either
retro- or prospectively with results
expressed as Relative Risk
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Cohort study
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Study design comparing an exposed
group to an unexposed group at one
point in time. Provides prevalence
data, results expressed as Relative Risk
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Study design comparing individuals with
a specific condition to those that do
not have the condition and compare
exposures or risk factors. Results
expressed as Odds Ratio
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Case-control study
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Cross-sectional study
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Federal agency responsible for
conducting research and making
recommendations for the prevention
of work-related injury and illness. Has
no legal authority.
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NIOSH
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The main federal agency charged with
the enforcement of safety and health
legislation.
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OSHA
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Enacted by Congress in1980 and created a
tax on the chemical and petroleum
industries and provided broad Federal
authority to respond directly to releases or
threatened releases of hazardous
substances that may endanger public health
or the environment
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CERCLA
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act
(aka Superfund)
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Federal public health agency charged
with the responsibility of evaluating
the human health effects of exposure
to hazardous substances.
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ATSDR
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Characteristics of substances
partitioning into breast milk
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Low molecular weight
Non-polar (breast milk is high in fats)
Low protein binding
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What are ther isks for quinoloneinduced tendinopathy?
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Age > 60 years
Non-obese
Steroid use
Female,
Renal failure
Diabetes
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What is the normal urinary ratio of
testosterone to epitestosterone
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Less than 6 to 1
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Hepatic zone were CYP2E1 is primarily
present and acitve
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Zone 3
Centrilobular necrosis
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The primary toxicity associated with
methoxyflurane
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Nephrotoxicity
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Describe their mechanisms of action
Tetrodotoxin
Saxitoxin
Brevetoxin
Domoic acid
Okadoic acid
Ciguatoxin
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Tetrodotoxin: Blocks voltage-gated Na channels
Saxitoxin: Blocks voltage-sensitive Na channel
Brevetoxin: Stimulates voltage-sensitive Na channel
Domoic acid: Glutamate agonist, analog of glutamic and
kainic acids
Okadoic acid: Posphatase a1 and a2 inhibitor
Ciguatoxin: lowers the threshold for opening voltagegated Na channels
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Fixed amount eliminated per time
Non-linear, no half-life
Elimination saturated, capacity limited
Concentration rises with dose
Curve on semi-log paper
Michaelis-Menten when concentration is high
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Zero order kinetics
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Clearance is constant over concentration
Elimination is not saturated
Percentage eliminated per time is constant
Linear on semi-log paper
Half life is time for a 50% reduction
Michaelis-Menten when concentration is low
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First order kinetics
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HORDe - Hydrolysis, Oxidation,
Reduction, Dealkylation
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Phase I Metabolism
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Conjugation of polar groups
Increase hydrophilicity
GAS MAG - Glucuronidation,
acetylation, sulfation, methylation,
addition of amino acids and
glutathione
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Phase II Metabolism
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Intoxicants associated with peripheral
neuropathy
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Acrylamide
Bromide (Methyl)
Carbon disulfide
Styrene
Trichloroethylene
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475
Occupational intoxicants associate with
asthma (pulmonary sensitizers)
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476
Maleic Anhydride
Trimellitic Anhydride: “Trimellitic Flu”
Ethylenediamine
Toluene diisocyante/isocyanates: (#1)
Diethylhexyl Phthalate (DEHP)
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Rodenticide producing nausea, vomiting,
bradycardia, and hyperkalemia
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478
Red squill (digoxin-like syndrome)
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479
Rodenticide producing CNS excitation,
irritability, seizures, coma,
ventricular dysrhythmias
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480
SMFA (Compound 1080)
Tetramine
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481
Rodenticide producing oropharyngeal
and skin burns, smoking
vomitus and stools, garlic odor, GI and
hepatic injury
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482
Yellow phophorus
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483
Rodenticide producing tremors,
myoclonus, depressed mental
status
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Bromethalin
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This compound was used in hospital laundry.
Toxicity resulted in 9 neonates ill, 2 deaths.
Presented with: fever, sweating, renal failure
and acidosis. This agent was also used in
various ways including in treating wood to
function as preservative.
It uncouples oxidative phosph.
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Pentachlorophenol
Disaster occurred in 1967
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What chemical(s) is associated with
causing choracne?
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Usually due to chlorinated aromatic
hydrocarbons. Also associated with general
chlorine exposure. Pentachlorophenol is
classically associated with this (Still used as
wood preservative today i.e telephone
poles; formerly as fungicide; not permitted
for home use)
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Hairdresser hand dermatitis
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490
p-phenylenediamine
Permanent hair color dye with pphenylenediamine (PPD)
oxidized by H2O2 → Amines
Fingertips #1 spot
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International treaty completed in 1987
by 24 nations to control the depletion
of the ozone layer. Targeted to
decrease the use of CFCs and halons
used in fire extinguishers i.e. Halon
1211 and 1301
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Montreal Protocol
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Shoemaker’s
Polyneuropathy
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Shoemaker’s
Polyneuropathy
Due to use of N-hexane. Another term is “Hexacarbon
neuropathy.” Same associated with Methy-N-Butyl
Ketone. All of which → methylethyl ketone; all of
mhich are metabolized to 2,5-butanedione (the actual
problem child). Had a classic mass problem in Italy
with this. Don’t confuse with the other big HC used in
this industry; benzene. These folks also developed the
problems associated with benzene: AML
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Toluene toxicities (4 major)
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Toluene toxicities
Distal RTA
Metabolic acidosis (due to Hippuric acid
metabolite and RTA)
Hypokalemia and associated symptoms
Leukoencephalopathy (chronic use)
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The only hydrocarbon exposure
associate with a change in
cardiovascular mortality
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498
Carbon disulfide
Associated with accelerated
atherosclerotic CAD
(Don’t forget the peripheral neuropathy)
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499
Cement eczema
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500
Refers to the dermatitis associated with
exposure to chromium 6+
Type IV hypersensitivity reaction
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501
Wolf-Chaikoff Effect
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Wolf-Chaikoff Effect
The reaction where chronic iodine exposure
lead to ↓ thyroid hormone production. The
inhibition of organic binding of iodide in
the thyroid gland by excess iodide → ↓
thyroid synthesis. Compare with the
Jodbasedow reaction (The reaction where
chronic iodine exposure causes increased
thyroid hormone production)
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