CHAPTER 39: TOXICOLOGY QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS [GRADED A+]

CHAPTER 39: TOXICOLOGY

QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT

ANSWERS [GRADED A+]



Poisoning - ✔✔Exposure to harmful nonpharmacologic substances.



Xenobiotics - ✔✔Chemical substances foreign to the body.



Overdose - ✔✔Excessive dose of therapeutic substance.



Adverse Reaction - ✔✔Deleterious effect from correctly dosed medication.



Epidemiology of Poisoning - ✔✔50% of poisonings occur in children under

six.



Adult Poisonings - ✔✔90% of hospital admissions for toxic exposure.


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, Routes of Exposure - ✔✔Ways toxins enter the body.



Ingestion - ✔✔Most common route for toxic exposure.



Inhalation - ✔✔Exposure through breathing toxic substances.



Surface Absorption - ✔✔Entry of toxins through skin or mucous

membranes.



Injection - ✔✔Direct entry of toxins into bloodstream.



Standard Toxicologic Emergency Procedures - ✔✔Steps to manage

toxicologic emergencies.



Single Dose Activated Charcoal (SDAC) - ✔✔Used for GI decontamination

in poisoning.



Toxidrome - ✔✔Constellation of symptoms indicating specific exposure.



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