Administrator Jeanna - Five

Question: The manchineel (Hippomane mancinella) tree produces an extremely potent toxic sap containing diterpene esters of the tigliane phorbol and daphnane types. What is the usual manner in which humans become exposed to this sap and what are the clinical manifestations associated with this exposure?

Question: What is chuna and what toxicity has resulted from the use of this substance?

Question:  Describe the morphologic features of the calcium oxalate urine crystals that may be found in the urine of individuals who ingested ethylene glycol.

Question: What is the so-called “analgesic ladder” recommended by the World Health Organization?

Question: What is diarrhetic shellfish poisoning?

Question: Describe the clinical appearance of dermal injury secondary to nitric acid.

Question: What is “diamond polisher’s lung”?

Question:  What percentage of patients hospitalized for problems related to chronic alcohol overuse develop hypophosphatemia?

Question: N,N-Dimethylacetamide (DMAc) is a widely used organic solvent in the chemical industry. The toxicity of this chemical target what organ in exposed workers?

Question: The reference cited below notes that “Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is an interstitial lung disease caused by an immune response to a variety of antigens to which patients have previously been sensitized.” So-called “Farmer’s lung” is one of the most common types of HP. What is the prevalence of farmer’s lung in agricultural workers?