Infectious Agents
Any disease of toxic origin
Toxicosis
Tobacco
Neurotoxic
Cotton
Cardiotoxic
Dilution - what is it and when do we use it?
milk or water: dilute corrosive or irritant ingestion.
The general rule of toxicology is to treat the ________ not the ________.
patient, poison
A poisonous substance
toxin
Raisins
Nephrotoxic
Milkweed (two types of affects)
Cardiotoxic & Neurotoxic
Emesis - what is it and when do we use it?
to remove contents from a toxin ingestion
Sedation that can result from the use of apomorphine hydrochloride can be reversed with ________.
naloxone
Produce(s) an initially nonpainful, deep, and penetrating wound
Alkalis
Marijuana
Neurotoxic
Rhubarb
Nephrotoxic
Activated charcoal - what is it and when do we use it?
to absorb (bind) ingested toxins, preventing absorption into the bloodstream
As a general rule, the _____ and more _____ the chocolate, the more toxic it likely is.
darker, bitter
Produce(s) an initially painful wound
Acids
Avocado
Cardiotoxic
Agave
Hepatotoxic
Cathartics - what is it and when do we use it?
to decrease GI transit time
Grapes and raisins have shown to cause _____(two words) in some dogs when eaten.
kidney failure
Found in fabric softeners
Cationic Detergents
White and yellow sweet clover
Fungal
Buckwheat
Dermal
Gastric Lavage - what is it and when do we use it?
gently pump out stomach contents
Anticoagulant rodenticides act by competitive inhibition of ________(two words).
vitamin K