Heavy Metal Toxicity Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• iron : toxicity of this substance can cause gi haemorrhage and wide anion gap metabolic acidosis.
• chelation: this therapy uses substances that bind heavy metals to help clear them from the body.
• mercury: this substance has resulted in mass poisoning, commonly through ingestion of contaminated food (seafood, bread)
• desferrioxamine: may be used as an 'antidote' in acute iron or aluminium toxicity.
• succimer: this chelating agent may be used orally in significant lead poisoning.
• lead: chronic exposure to this substance can cause anaemia and neurological deficits.
• copper: deposition of this metal in various organs results in wilson disease.
• arsenic: chronic low level exposure to this substance may result in mee's lines on nails, and blackfoot disease.