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Poisoning

Medical Definition: A condition or physical state produced by the ingestion, injection or inhalation of, or exposure to a deleterious agent.
Guide Notes: a dis concept: the field = TOXICOLOGY; IM; GEN only; prefer /pois with Cat D & J terms: Manual 19.7+, 19.8.57, 19.9+, 25.11.4; /drug ther: consider also ANTIDOTES; sometimes called "toxicoses" & often called "intoxication" in foreign lit; DF: POIS
Also Called: Intoxication
Poisoning Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Bites and Stings
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Cadmium Poisoning - Poisoning occurring after exposure to cadmium compounds or fumes. It may cause gastrointestinal syndromes, anemia, or pneumonitis.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Carbon Tetrachloride Poisoning
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Drug Toxicity - Manifestations of the adverse effects of drugs administered therapeutically or in the course of diagnostic techniques. It does not include accidental or intentional poisoning for which specific headings are available.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Ergotism - Poisoning caused by ingesting ergotized grain or by the misdirected or excessive use of ergot as a medicine.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Fluoride Poisoning - GEN or unspecified fluoride; prefer /pois with specific fluoride term
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Food Poisoning
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Gas Poisoning
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Lead Poisoning
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Mercury Poisoning
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Mycotoxicosis - Poisoning caused by the ingestion of mycotoxins (toxins of fungal origin).
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Overdose - An accidental or deliberate dose of a medication or street drug that is in excess of what is normally used.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Plant Poisoning - Poisoning by the ingestion of plants or its leaves, berries, roots or stalks. The manifestations in both humans and animals vary in severity from mild to life threatening. In animals, especially domestic animals, it is usually the result of ingesting moldy or fermented forage.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Psychoses, Substance-Induced - Psychotic organic mental disorders resulting from the toxic effect of drugs and chemicals or other harmful substance.

Poisoning Medical Definitions and Terms

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