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Ch.13
Toxicology, overdoses and antidotes
Term | Definition |
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What is toxicology? | The study of poisons and how they affect the body |
What are antidotes? | Medications that reverse or counteract the effect of the poison |
Besides antidotes, what are 4 additional methods for counteracting poison? | -Administer activated charcoal -Perform gastric lavage -Administer laxatives -Alkalize the urine by using sodium bicarbonate |
The antidote for alcohol (ethanol) or fomepizole overdose | Methanol or ethylene glycol |
Antidote for anticholinergic overdose | Physostigmine (Antilirium) |
Antidote for Benzodiazepine overdoes | Flumazenil |
Antidote for a spider bite | Antivenin (Lactrodectus Mactans) |
Antidote for carbon monoxide poisoning | Oxygen |
Antidote for warfarin overdose | Vitamin K |
Antidote for narcotics/opiates overdose | Naloxone |