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| Classic syndromes of mercury poisoning |
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| acrodynia, erethism, timidity |
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| how can you differentiate water immersion electrocution from other electrocution? |
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| water immersion does not have cutaneous burns |
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| Blistering is consistent with what degree of burn? |
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| Treatment for 3rd degree burns |
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| Mechanism of Action for heat cramps |
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| loss of Na affects Ca-dependent muscle relaxation |
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| key to survival for high voltage electrocution |
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| what binds sulfur groups to create enzyme dysfunction? |
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| lead and arsenic poisoning |
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| microcytic anemia with basophilic stippling of RBC is characteristic of? |
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| children with lead poisoning commonly exhibit? |
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| adults with lead poisoning commonly exhibit? |
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| describe arsenic poisoning peripheral neuropathy finidings. |
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| stocking and glove distribution of sensory loss |
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| what causes unrelenting contraction of respiratory m? |
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| cyanide poisoning mechanism of action |
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Definition
| binds ferric ion of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase |
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| suicidal inhalation of car exhaust results in what kind of poisoning? |
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| CO poisoning characterized by what symptoms? |
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| ethanol is metabolized via what enzymes? |
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Definition
| alcohol dehydrogenase, cytochrome P450 |
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| alcoholics can have what deficiency? |
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Definition
| thiamine deficiency (causes beriberi, wernicke-korsakoff) |
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| what is delirium tremens? |
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Definition
| withdrawl sydrome from alochol |
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| drinking cheap red wine can lead to what? |
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Definition
| demyelination of corpus callosum (Marchiafava-Bignami) |
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| methanol metabolizes into what toxic substances? |
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Definition
| formaldehyde, formic acid |
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| aniline dyes associated with what type of carcinoma? |
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Definition
| transitional cell carcinoma |
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| dioxin (TCDD) poisoning results in? |
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| salicylate poisoning symptoms |
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Definition
| tinnitus, tremors, agitation, vomiting... |
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| acetaminophen poisoning symptoms are attributed to what pathology? |
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Definition
| centrilobular necrosis of liver |
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Term
| ricin poisoning causes what symptoms |
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Definition
| hemorrhagic gastroenteritis, hepatic necrosis |
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| purpose of forensic autopsy |
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Definition
| determine manner of death not cause |
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