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Toxic exposure
Toxic exposure is a symptom in which a person has been exposed to a potentially poisonous substance (usually depending on how much of an exposure). Examples include breathing in a lot of carbon monoxide, breathing a small amount of chlorine gas, touching a strong acid, taking an overdose of medicine, etc...
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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What is the treatment for toxic exposure?
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Are there any toxic exposures linked to child onset type 2 diabetes?
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A 59-year old male asked:
Lost all sense of smell and taste overnight last week. I only sense texture. History: had a head cold and used nostrilla. Toxic exposure at wtc for 120 days.
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Black toxic mold exposure, what to do?
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What can I do about toxic mold exposure (and possible candida overgrowth)?
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A 44-year old female asked:
Can the emergency room test for toxic mold exposure? If so what kind of test will they likely do in Dallas Ft Worth area?
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A 39-year old female asked:
My family of 4 is very sick with toxic mold exposure. We have an appointment with a Shoemaker Doctor in April but need guidance before then. What are ?
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A 27-year old male asked:
What type of blood test do I need after toxic mold exposure? I want to know fungus levels in blood & what kind I've been exposed to.
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A 29-year old male asked:
I live older home with mold growing out of the walls best "blood" test for toxic mold exposure or mold toxicity? How do I convince my dr to test 4 it?
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A 20-year old female asked:
So i was doing some crafting and had to melt some notches into a plastic- it wasnt properly ventilated but I only melted a very small bit of plastic. I was googling it and it said that it was very toxic- will this hour exposure cause me any health?
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A 38-year old asked:
Is it possible for brief but direct exposure to toxic pest-control chemicals cause acute myelogenous leukemia?
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A 29-year old female asked:
10 years exposure of toxic black mold.suffer from all kinds of symptoms. Lately really bad breathing with chestpain, blue clubbing nails. lung Cancer?
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A 29-year old male asked:
If u Compare the toxicity of chemo drugs to tobacco or pesiticides or other substances like these. Exposure to chemo drugs at workplace or exposure to pesticides or tobacco. Which is more likely to cause cancer?
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A 35-year old male asked:
I read many times about toxic bacteria or virus that they inactivated in Simple exposure to open air in specific time I want to ask there is always air in rooms and bathroom so they inactivated in that air also or outdoor air is needed?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Need a doctor's perspective on boric acid? Got roach problem in my home and have been sprinkling it around. Is it truly non-toxic to humans? Any long term effects of casual exposure?
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A 27-year old male asked:
When we cook/ fry / deep fry food(E.g. meat with certain mushrooms or some herbs), is it possible that chemical reaction that produce toxics happened ? Any guidelines or regulatory body on this
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A 40-year old asked:
What type of pens are normally toxic?
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A 54-year old female asked:
What are symptoms of lithium toxicity?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: toxicity?
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A 36-year old asked:
What could motivate you to investigate the toxicity of your body?
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A 18-year old male asked:
Is ink in pens toxic?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Is sugar really toxic?
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A 32-year old asked:
Is talc 'extremely toxic'?
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A 44-year old asked:
Why is cyanide toxic to us?
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A 41-year old asked:
What is toxic shock syndrome?
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Is toxic shock syndrome serious?
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A 48-year old asked:
What causes toxic shock syndrome?
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Symptoms of toxic shock syndrome?
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A 35-year old asked:
Can men get toxic shock syndrome?
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Is chemotherapy actually very toxic?
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