ECTSI 13th Edition Vocab - Chapter 22 - Toxicology

Addiction

A state of overwhelming obsession or physical need to continue the use of a substance.

Antidote

A substance that is used to neutralize or counteract a poison.

Delirium Tremens (DTs)

A severe withdrawal syndrome seen in alcoholics who are deprived of ethyl alcohol; characterized by restlessness, fever, sweating, disorientation, agitation, and seizures; can be fatal if untreated.

Emesis

Vomiting.

Hallucinogen

An agent that produces false perceptions in any one of the five senses.

Hematemesis

Vomiting blood.

Hypnotic

A sleep-inducing effect or agent.

Ingestion

Swallowing; taking a substance by mouth.

Opioid

A synthetically produced medication, drug, or agent that acts as a central nervous system depressant and produces insensibility or stupor; used to relieve pain.

Overdose

An excessive quantity of a drug that, when taken or administered, can have toxic or lethal consequences.

Poison

A substance whose chemical action could damage structures or impair function when introduced into the body.

Polypharmacy

The use of multiple medications on a regular basis.

Safety Data Sheet (SDS)

A form, provided by manufacturers and compounders (blenders) of chemicals, containing information about chemical composition, physical and chemical properties, health and safety hazards, emergency response, and waste disposal of a specific material; formerly known as a material safety data sheet (MSDS).

Sedative

A substance that decreases activity and excitement.

Stimulant

An agent that produces an excited state.

Substance Misuse

The use of any substance in a manner other than its intended design to produce a desired effect.

Tolerance

The need for increasing amounts of a drug to obtain the same effect.

Toxicology

The study of toxic or poisonous substances.

Toxidrome

A collection of signs and symptoms associated with a class of poison; aids in the identification of certain toxins.

Toxin

A poison or harmful substance.