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16 Cards in this Set
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What are alkaloids?
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Alkaline group consisting of opium alkaloids (such as morphine, codeine, heroin), cocaine, methadone, amphetamine, Valium, etc...
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What are some acid-neutral drugs?
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barbiturates, salicylates, glutethimide, meprobamate, Dilantin, and methyprylon.
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What is TDM?
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Therapeutic drug monitoring - the testing of drugs to monitor their medical effectiveness in the prescribed treatment of the patient.
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How to detect carbon monoxide poisoning:
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- Release of gas from hemoglobin complex with subsequent direct or indirect measurement
- Estimation of carboxyhemoglobin by its typical color or absorption bands |
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Volatile substances
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Liquids that have boiling points of 100 or lower.
Such as... - Ethyl Alcohol - Methyl Alcohol - Cyanide |
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Corrosives
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Strong minerals, acids, or fixed alkalies that produce chemical burns on contact.
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Metals
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All are toxic if enough is absorbed.
- As - Pb |
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Nonvolatile Organic Substances
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~ Alkaloids - morphine, cocaine
~ Opiates - use methadone to treat ~ Amphetamines ~ Acid neutrals ~ Barbiturates ~ Hallucinogenic Drugs |
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What is the most important carbohydrate involved in cellular metabolism?
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Glucose
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Hyperglycemia
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high blood glucose/build-up of blood glucose
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Catabolism
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Process of carbohydrate utilization by cells.
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Hypoglycemia and what causes it
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Low blood sugar
- Overdose of insulin - Inadequate food intake - Long delay in eating following insulin injection - Vomiting/diarrhea |
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What's the difference between the two types of diabetes mellitus?
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Type 1: patients of any age must take insulin. It's severe and life-long
Type 2: Patients are usually over forty and are obese. They don't usually require injections and it's reversible. |
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Two general methods for performing glucose determinations
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Enzymatic Test
Ortho-toluidine Test |
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Reference range of glucose levels for enzymatic test:
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65-100 mg/dL
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Reference range for glucose levels in the Ortho-toluidine test:
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70-110 mg/dL
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