Toxicology
What is the study of toxic or poisonous substances?
Toxicology
What kind of overdose presents with hypoventilation or respiratory arrest, pinpoint pupils, sedation or coma, and hypotension?
Opiate/opioid overdoses (fentanyl, heroin, morphine, etc)
How many people are needed to physically restrain a patient?
5
What is a disorder described as a persistent mood of sadness, despair, and discouragement?
Depression
Nephr-
kidney
(ex. nephropathy- disease of the kidney)
Inhalation, absorption, ingestion, and injection
What kind of overdose presents with hypertension, tachycardia, dilated pupils, agitation or seizures, and hyperthermia?
Sympathomimetic overdoses (ex. mephedrone, cocaine, methamphetamines)
What is it called when there is restriction of chest wall movements and/or airway obstruction that can rapidly lead to death?
Positional Asphyxiation
What is an illness with psychological or behavioral symptoms and/or impairment in functioning caused by social, phycological, genetic, physical, chemical, or biologic disturbance called?
Psychiatric disorder
chlor/o
green
(ex. chlorophyll- green pigment in leaves used in photosynthesis)
What is the form called that contains information about the chemical composition, physical and chemical properties, health and safety hazards, emergency response, and waste disposal of a specific material called?
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Safety Data Sheet (SDS)
What is an agent called that produces false perceptions in any one of the five senses?
Hallucinogen
What is a mental disorder characterized by the loss of contact with reality?
Psychosis
What is a delayed reaction of a prior event called?
S/S include helplessness, anxiety, anger, fear, avoidance of people and/or things, etc.
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
-algia
pertaining to pain
(ex. arthralgia- joint pain)
What is a severe withdrawal syndrome seen in alcoholics who are deprived of ethyl alcohol?
S/S include restlessness, fever, sweating, disorientation, agitation, and seizures; can be fatal if not treated.
Delirium Tremens (DTs)
How long should you flush a patients skin if it has been contaminated with a toxic substance?
15-20min
What is a temporary or permanent dysfunction of the brain, caused by a disturbance in the physical or physiologic functioning of brain tissue?
(Ex. TBI, seizure disorders, Alzheimer's/dementia, drug and alcohol abuse)
Organic Brain Syndrome
What is a disorder in which there is no known physiologic reason for the abnormal functioning of an organ or organ system?
(Ex. schizophrenia, anxiety, depression)
Functional Disorder
-megaly
enlargement
(ex. cardiomegaly- enlargement of the heart)
What is SLUDGEM? And what kind of overdose presents with the symptoms?
S- Salivation/Sweating L- Lacrimation
U- Urination D- Defecation/drooling/diarrhea
G- Gastric upset/cramps E- Emesis
M- Muscle twitching/miosis
Cholinergic Poisonings (Organophosphates, nerve gas, pilocarpine)
What type of medication used in suicide attempts presents with hot, dry, blind, red faced, and mentally unbalanced?
Anticholinergic medications (ex. atropine, antihistamines, jimsonweed, and certain tricyclic antidepressants)
What is a complex, difficult to identify mental disorder whose onset typically occurs during early adulthood? Symptoms typically become more prominent over time and include delusions, hallucinations, a lack of interest in pleasure, and erratic speech.
Schizophrenia
What is a serious behavioral condition in which a person exhibits agitated behavior combined with disorientation, hallucinations, or delusions?
Excited Delirium (also called agitated delirium or exhaustive mania)
ipsi-
same
(ex. ipsilateral- on or affecting the same side)