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McGraw-Hill Emergency Medical Responder 2nd Edition Ch.22

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Any substance taken into the body that interferes with normal body function   Poison  
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Overdose   An intentional or unintentional overmedication or ingestion of a toxic substance  
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Signs, symptoms, and characteristics that often occur together in toxic exposures   Toxidrome  
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Substance misuse   The self-administration of a substance for unintended purposes, or for appropriate purposes but in improper amounts or doses, or without a prescription for the person receiving the medication  
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Exposure to a substance that is harmful in any dosage   Poisoning  
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Alcohol withdrawal syndrome   A series of signs and symptoms that occur 6 to 48 hours after a chronic alcoholic reduces his or her intake or stops consuming alcohol  
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Requiring progressively doses of a drug to achieve the desired effect   Tolerance  
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Addiction   A psychological and physical dependence on a substance that has gone beyond voluntary control  
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Household and commercial products that can be abused by intentionally breathing the product's gas or vapors for its mind-altering effects   Inhalants  
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Toxin   A poisonous substance  
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The deliberate, persistent, and excessive self-administration of a substance in a way that is not medically or socially approved   Substance abuse  
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Antidote   A substance that neutralizes a poison  
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Signs and symptoms associated with alcohol withdrawal that have progressed beyond the usual symptoms of withdrawal and are potentially fatal   Delirium tremens  
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Poison control center   A medical facility that provides free telephone advice to the public and medical proffessionals about exposure to poisonous substances  
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A condition that can occur when a person sniffs highly concentrated amounts of the chemicals in solvents or aerosol sprays   Sudden sniffing death syndrome  
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Withdrawal   The condition produced when an individual stops using or abusing a drug to which he or she is physically or psychologically addicted  
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Examples of medical conditions that signs and symptoms of alcohol misuse or abuse can mimic   Diabetic emergency, head injury, epilepsy, drug reaction, or CNS infection  
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Signs or symptoms that you should anticipate in a patient experiencing an opioid (narcotic) exposure   Altered mental status, coma, slow or absent breathing, slow heart rate, low blood pressure, or constricted pupils  
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Barbiturates   prescribed to relieve anxiety, promote sleep, control seizures, and relax muscles  
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Prescribed drugs used to relieve moderate to severe pain, control diarrhea, and suppress cough   Narcotics  
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Benzodiazepines   Prescribed medications used to control anxiety and stress, aid sleep, and relax muscles  
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Poisons that can be injected   Bee, wasp, and ant venom, Spider, tick, and scorpion venom, Snake venom, Drugs  
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weakness, dizziness, chills, fever, abnormal heart rate or rhythm, nausea, and vomiting   Signs and symptoms of injected poisons  
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Poisons that can be absorbed   Toxins from plants such as poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac, Pesticides, Fertilizers, Cocaine, and Chemical warfare agents  
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History of exposure, liquid or powder on patient's skin, burns, itching, irritation, and redness   Signs and symptoms of absorbed piosons  
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