Principles of Toxicology Quiz

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What is toxicology?

The study of the physical effects of chemical agents

The study of adverse effects of chemical, physical, or biological agents on the ecosystem and living organisms (correct)

The study of the beneficial effects of chemicals on the body

The study of poisons only

What is toxicology?

The study of poisonous animals

The study of the effects of climate change on ecosystems

The study of the adverse effects of chemical, physical, or biological agents on the ecosystem and living organisms (correct)

The study of the effects of radiation on living organisms

What is a toxicant?

A chemical that has no effect on living organisms

A chemical that is only harmful to plants

Any agent capable of producing a deleterious response in a biological system (correct)

A chemical that is beneficial to living organisms

What is a toxicant?

Any agent capable of producing a deleterious response in a biological system Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between risk and hazard?

Risk is the expected frequency of the occurrence of an undesirable effect arising from exposure to a chemical or physical agent, while hazard is the likelihood that injury will occur in a given situation or setting Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of risk?

The expected frequency of the occurrence of an undesirable effect arising from exposure to a chemical or physical agent Signup and view all the answers

What is the first-pass effect?

The biotransformation of some chemicals by the liver during the initial pass from the portal circulation after oral administration Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between toxicokinetics and toxicodynamics?

Toxicokinetics deals with the absorption, distribution, biotransformation, and excretion of chemicals, while toxicodynamics deals with the biochemical and physiological effects of chemicals on the body Signup and view all the answers

What is the median lethal dose (LD50)?

The dose that is expected to kill 50% of the population in the particular group Signup and view all the answers

What is the first-pass effect?

The biotransformation of some chemicals by the liver during the initial pass from the portal circulation after oral administration Signup and view all the answers

What are some potential sources of toxicities?

Therapeutic agents, industrial chemicals, household chemicals, environmental contaminants, natural toxicants, food additives, traditional medicines, and drugs of abuse Signup and view all the answers

What are some potential sources of toxicities?

What is bioaccumulation?

When the intake of a long-lasting contaminant by an organism exceeds the latter's ability to metabolize or excrete the substance Signup and view all the answers

What is bioaccumulation?

When the intake of a long-lasting contaminant by an organism exceeds the latter's ability to metabolize or excrete the substance Signup and view all the answers

What is the major route for excretion of non-volatile water-soluble drugs?

The kidneys Signup and view all the answers

What are some common effects of chemicals?

Interfering with the transport or tissue utilization of oxygen, depressing or stimulating the CNS, affecting the autonomic nervous system, affecting the lungs by aspiration, and affecting the heart and vasculature Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Principles of Toxicology: The Study of Poisons

All substances can be considered poisons depending on the dose.
Toxicology is the study of the adverse effects of chemical, physical, or biological agents on the ecosystem and living organisms.
Toxicology now includes diagnosis and management of poisonings, including the production of antidotes.
Adverse effects under study can range from cancer or death to unexpected outcomes like those from high doses of caffeine.
Toxicant (poison) is any agent capable of producing a deleterious response in a biological system, while living organisms are a sac of water with target sites, storage depots, and enzymes.
7% of all emergency room visits are due to toxic exposures, with household cleaners, prescription drugs, and cosmetics being the most common.
Poison exposures are reported more often in males than females, with 72.4% of all poison exposures occurring in children and adolescents under 17 years of age.
Risk is defined as the expected frequency of the occurrence of an undesirable effect arising from exposure to a chemical or physical agent, while hazard is the likelihood that injury will occur in a given situation or setting.
Toxicokinetics deals with the absorption, distribution, biotransformation, and excretion of chemicals, while toxicodynamics deals with the biochemical and physiological effects of chemicals on the body.
Bioavailability is the extent to which a medication reaches the site of action, while distribution is the apparent volume into which a substance is distributed.
Biotransformation is the biochemical transformation of a chemical, producing metabolites that are pharmacologically active and toxic, and can be divided into two phases.
Forensic toxicology deals with the medical and legal aspects of the harmful effects of chemicals on man, often in post-mortem material, and is closely related to clinical toxicology.Toxicology: Understanding Chemicals and Their Effects

Biotransformation

Biotransformation involves the conversion of a chemical into another form, making it more easily excreted from the body.
Phase I biotransformation involves oxidation, reduction, and hydrolysis.
Phase II biotransformation involves conjugation with an endogenous substance.
Enzyme inhibition delays biotransformation, leading to increased toxicity.
Enzyme induction accelerates biotransformation, leading to therapeutic failure.
The first-pass effect is the biotransformation of some chemicals by the liver during the initial pass from the portal circulation after oral administration.
Half-life is the time required to reduce the blood concentration of a chemical to half.

Excretion

Excretion is the final means of chemical elimination, either as metabolites or unchanged parent chemical.
The lungs are the major route for gaseous substances, while the kidneys are the most important route for non-volatile water-soluble drugs.
Additional routes of excretion include sweat, saliva, tears, nasal secretions, milk, bile, and feces.

Clearance

Clearance is a quantitative measure of the volume of blood cleared of drug per unit time, usually expressed in milliliter per minute.
Clearance is calculated as 0.7 (VD) / (t1/2) = ml/min, where VD is expressed in milliliter per kilogram, and the half-life is expressed in minutes or hours.

Toxicodynamics

Toxicodynamics is the mechanism of action of a toxic chemical to the body.
The targets for the toxicodynamic actions of toxic chemicals include enzymes, membrane receptors, intracellular receptors, and ion channels.
Toxic effects generally result from adverse cellular, biochemical, or macromolecular changes.
Median lethal dose (LD50) is the dose that is expected to kill 50% of the population in the particular group.
Median effective dose (ED50) is the dose that produces a desired response in 50% of the test population.
Median toxic dose (TD50) is the dose that is expected to bring toxic effects in 50% of the population in the particular group.

Common Effects of Chemicals

Interfering with the transport or tissue utilization of oxygen, resulting in hypoxia or a decrease in an essential substrate such as glucose.
Depressing or stimulating the CNS, producing coma or convulsions.
Affecting the autonomic nervous system, producing cholinergic action.
Affecting the lungs by aspiration.
Affecting the heart and vasculature, producing myocardial dysfunction, dysrhythmias, and hypertension or hypotension.

Potential Sources of Toxicities

Therapeutic agents, industrial chemicals, household chemicals, environmental contaminants, natural toxicants, food additives, traditional medicines, and drugs of abuse.

Environmental Considerations

The degradability of the substance, its mobility through air, water, and soil, whether or not bioaccumulation occurs, and its transport and biomagnification through food chains.
Bioaccumulation occurs when the intake of a long-lasting contaminant by an organism exceeds the latter's ability to metabolize or excrete the substance.
Biomagnification occurs when the concentration of a contaminant magnifies as the contaminant passes up the food chain.

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