AAOS EMT (Chapter 22) Toxicology Questions and Correct Solutions 2024
Addiction - Answer -A state of overwhelming obsession or physical need to continue the use of a substance.Antidote - Answer -A substance that is used to neutralize or counteract a poison.Delirium Tremens (DTs) - Answer -A severe withdrawal syndrome seen in alcoholics who are deprived of ethyl alcohol; characterized by restlessness, fever, sweating, disorientation, agitation, and seizures; can be fatal if untreated.Emesis - Answer -Vomiting.Hallucinogen - Answer -An agent that produces false perceptions in any one of the five senses.Hematemesis - Answer -Vomiting blood.Hypnotic - Answer -A sleep-inducing effect or agent.Ingestion - Answer -Swallowing; taking a substance by mouth.Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) - Answer -A form, provided by manufacturers and compounders (blenders) of chemicals, contains information about chemical composition, physical and chemical properties, health and safety hazards, emergency response, and waste disposal of a specific material; also known as a safety data sheet (SDS).Narcotic - Answer -A drug that produces sleep or altered mental consciousness.Opiate - Answer -A subset of the opioid family, referring to natural, nonsynthetic opioids.Opioid - Answer -A synthetically produced narcotic medication, drug, or agent similar to the opiate morphine, but not derived from opium; used to relieve pain.Overdose - Answer -An excessive quantity or a drug that, when taken or administered, can have toxic or lethal consequences.Poison - Answer -A substance whose chemical action could damage structures or impair function when introduced into the body.Sedative - Answer -A substance that decreases activity and excitement.Stimulant - Answer -An agent that produces an excited state.
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