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What symptom is associated with acute toxicity?

  • Rapid weak respiration (correct)
  • Convulsions
  • Chronic toxicity
  • Headache
  • What is a possible outcome of intoxication?

  • Death (correct)
  • Chronic toxicity
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Confusion and coma
  • What is a symptom of chronic toxicity?

  • Vomiting
  • Rapid weak respiration
  • Headache
  • (correct)
  • What is a symptom of acute toxicity?

    <p>Convulsions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a symptom of intoxication?

    <p>Confusion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the smell of ammonia gas?

    <p>Pungent and ammoniacal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common source of ammonia poisoning?

    <p>Gas leak</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is ammonia used as?

    <p>A refrigerant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can happen to the mucociliary apparatus of the upper respiratory tract at ammonia levels of 25-30 ppm?

    <p>It gets damaged</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can occur at higher ammonia levels (50-75 ppm)?

    <p>Decreased feed intake</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common behavioral abnormality observed in affected animals?

    <p>Restlessness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic sign of nervous phenomena in affected animals?

    <p>Tremors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a possible outcome for an affected animal?

    <p>Death</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic postural abnormality observed in affected animals?

    <p>Abnormal posturing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common respiratory sign observed in affected animals?

    <p>Increased respiratory rate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do fish do with ammonia?

    <p>Excrete it immediately</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary method of ammonia disposal in mammals?

    <p>Conversion into urea</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the byproduct of ammonia conversion in birds?

    <p>Uric acid</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the common fate of ammonia in all three groups?

    <p>It is excreted in some form</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do animals have different methods of ammonia disposal?

    <p>Because ammonia is toxic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect on anaerobic glycolysis?

    <p>It increases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to blood glucose levels?

    <p>They increase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect on blood lactate levels?

    <p>They increase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between anaerobic glycolysis and blood glucose levels?

    <p>Anaerobic glycolysis increases blood glucose</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of anaerobic glycolysis on blood lactate and glucose levels?

    <p>It increases both</p> Signup and view all the answers

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