Toxicology Exam 3

Food aversion

Food intolerance

Food poisoning

General terms applied to a clinically abnormal response attributed to an ingested food or food additive

Adverse reaction to food with a proven immunologic basis

A general term describing an adverse reaction to food that does not have an immunologic basis

An adverse reaction to food as a result of a naturally derived or added chemical that produces a drug like or pharmacologic effect in the host

an adverse reaction to food due to an effect of a substance upon the metabolism of the host, or as a result of defective metabolism of a nutrient by the host.

An adverse reaction to food caused by the direct action of a toxin

Food with highest incidence of allergy

Sources of food allergies

Largest exposure to BPA comes from

Tetrodotoxins come from

Dimethylnitrosoamines come from ___ and causes ___

Unsuspected food toxins

Fish Roe may cause toxicity because of

Caused by consumption of shellfish (raw or cooked oysters, clams, mussles) or broth from cooked shellfish that contain marine toxins elaborated by the plankton upon which shellfish feed

symptoms of PSP

symptoms of PSP include

Toxin that causes PSP is ____x more potent than CN

PSP diagnosis

Other diagnosis to rule out when considering PSP

Treatment for PSP

PSP is considered to be a