Arba P. Ramadani: Toxicology
Arba P. Ramadani: Toxicology
Arba P. Ramadani: Toxicology
Arba P. Ramadani
TOXICOLOGY
TOXICOLOGY
Clinical toxicology War toxicology
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PARACELCUS (1493-1541)
INDICATION
Toxic agents
LD50 (mg orally,rat)
Extremely toxic 1 or less
Highly toxic 1 - 50
Moderately toxic 50 - 100
Low toxic 500 – 5.000
Practically non toxic 5.000 – 15.000
Relatively harmless > 15.000
TOXICOKINETIC
TOXICODYNAMICS
TOXIC RESPONSE - EFFECTS
All or none response
the death of an individu
Graded response
increase of body temperature
decrease of blood pressure
damagee of the liver
TOXIC ACTIONS
Common target tissue lung, liver, brain,
kidney
Non selective action corrosive compound,
at exposure site
Selective action rodenticide warfarin,
absorbed & distributed
Immediate & delayed actions
organophosphate insecticide , carsinogen
asbestos
TOXIC EFFECTS
Physiological / biochemical disturbances
Structural changes
REVERSIBLE
IRREVERSIBLE
PHYSIOLOGICAL DISTURBANCES
Atropine muscarinic blockage
Theophyline PDE-inhibition, CNS
Stimulation convulsion
Diklorvos AChE inhibition
BIOCHEMICAL DISTURBANCES
Insulin hypoglycemia
OAD hypoglycemia
Cyanide cytochrome oxydase
Methanol formaldehyde
STRUCTURAL CHANGES
NABQI, ethanol liver necrosis
Nitrogen oxide, sulfur oxide bronchiolysis
Silicate, asbestos lung fibrosis
Mercury nephrotoxicity
SPECIAL TOXICITY
Teratogenicity
Mutagenicity
Carsinogenesis
etc
GENERAL THERAPHY OF INTOXICATION
Immediate stabilization ABC
History
Antidote
Inhibit further absorption
emesis, gastric lavage, adsorbent, laxant
Increase the elimination
force diuresis, dialysis, hemoperfusion trapping,
alkalinization, acidification
Antidote
Antagonize atropine >< anticholinesterase
Accelerate detoxification N-acetylcystein
(subtitute glutathione)
Provide alternative target sodium nitrite
Reduce metabolic activation fomepizole
Chelator dimercaprol, succimer, edetate
calcium disodium
CASE