NURSING ANM AND GNM

NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS

TOXICOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This type of heavy metal poisoning is one of the oldest occupational and environmental disease in the world.
A
lead
B
mercury
C
arsenic
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Lead poisoning is one of the earliest identified and most known occupational disease. Its acute effects have been recognized from antiquity when this condition principally afflicted manual workers and slaves, actually scarcely considered by the medicine of that time.

Detailed explanation-2: -Heavy metal poisoning (toxicity) is the result of exposure to heavy metals like lead, mercury and arsenic. Heavy metals bind to parts of your cells that prevent your organs from doing their job. Symptoms of heavy metal poisoning can be life threatening and they can cause irreversible damage.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lead poisoning, also called Plumbism is a medical condition in humans and other vertebrates caused by increased levels of the heavy metal lead in the body.

Detailed explanation-4: -Most heavy metals cause environmental and atmospheric pollution, and may be lethal to humans. Heavy metals can become strongly toxic by mixing with different environmental elements, such as water, soil, and air, and humans and other living organisms can be exposed to them through the food chain.

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