Arsenic poisoining

1. Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, UIAHS.
Course Code: 20MLB-308 Course Name:Advance Clinical Chemistry
Arsenic poisoning
Name of the Faculty: Mr. Attuluri Vamsi Kumar E13404 Program Name: BSc. MLT Sem-5

2. Program Structure B.Sc MLT 2020 Sem-5
SN Code Title L T P S C CH
Pre-
requisite
Co-
requisites
1 20MLT-301 Clinical Microbiology- IV (Virology
and Mycology)
3 0 0 0 3 3 20MLT-204
20MLT-251
20MLP-
304
2 20MLT-302 Analytical Biochemistry-II 3 0 0 0 3 3 20MLT-152 20MLP-
305
3 20MLT-303 Cytotechnology 3 0 0 0 3 3 20MLT-203 20MLP-
306
4 20MLP-304 Clinical Microbiology- IV (Virology
and Mycology) Lab
0 0 2 0 1 2 -- 20MLT-301
5 20MLP-305 Analytical Biochemistry-II Lab 0 0 3 0 1.5 3 - 20MLT-302
6 20MLP-306 Cytotechnology Lab 0 0 3 0 1.5 3 - 20MLT-303
7 20MLA-307 Biomedical Engineering 2 0 0 0 2 2 - -
8 20MLB-308 Advance Clinical Chemistry 2 0 0 0 2 2 - -
9 20UCY-396 Life skill & Mentoring-V 0 1 0 0 1 1 - -
10 20MLY-309 Professional Training 2 0 2 2 - -
11 20MLY-BBB Emergency to First Aid 1 0 0 0 1 1 - -
12 20MLY-BBB Introduction to NABL 1 0 0 0 1 1 - -
13 20MLY-BBB Wellness Management 1 0 0 0 1 1 -
Total 24 28

3. Course Objectives
The Advance Clinical Chemistry
subject aims to augment students awareness toward the
New testing and their procedures by operating advanced
instruments
To enrich their knowledge about tests.
To build base for further by the knowledge of instruments

4. Course outcomes
Subject Outcome
1 The student would be able to produce
knowledge of testing procedure
2 Students would be able to reproduce
instrument knowledge.

5. Syllabus overview
Unit -1
Toxic effects of over exposure of metals – (Aluminum, antimony,
arsenic, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, iron, lead,
Manganese, Mercury, platinum, selenium, silver, thallium
.
Unit -2
Clinical biochemistry of cardiac bio markers, cardiac injury
biomarkers, renal insufficiency markers
Clinical biomarkers for diabetes insipidus, renal calculi laboratory
support for replace therapy

6. Reference material
Suggested Readings/ Books:
• S.C. Cobbold, “Transducers for Biomedical Instruments”, Prentice Hall.
• Carr & Brown, Introduction to Biomedical Equipment Technology PearsonEdn, Asia.
• Rao &Guha,”Principles of Medical Electronics & Biomedical Instrumentation”, University Press, India.
• R. S. Khandpur “Handbook of Bio-Medical Instrumentation”, 2nd Edition, Tata McGraw Hill.

7. For any heavy metal toxicity the following
need to be addressed
1. Introduction/General
characteristic/properties of Heavy metal
2. Sources of heavy metal – Mode of intake
3. Patho physiological effects – mechanism
4. Toxic effects – signs and symptoms in the
person exposed
5. Lab Diagnosis of heavy metal exposed
person
6. Treatment
7. Preventive measures
1) Aluminum,
2) antimony,
3) arsenic,
4) beryllium,
5) cadmium,
6) chromium,
7) cobalt,
8) copper,
9) iron,
10) lead,
11) Manganese,
12) Mercury,
13) platinum,
14) selenium,
15) silver,
16) thallium

14. Arsenic
1.Intro/General
characteristics/
properties of
Heavy metal
2. Sources of
heavy metal –
Mode of intake
3. Patho
physiological
effects –
mechanism
4. Toxic effects –
signs and
symptoms in the
person exposed
5. Complications
6. Lab Diagnosis
of heavy metal
exposed person
7. Treatment
8. Preventive
measures

15. Arsenic
1.Intro/General
characteristics/
properties of
Heavy metal
2. Sources of
heavy metal –
Mode of intake
3. Patho
physiological
effects –
mechanism
4. Toxic effects –
signs and
symptoms in the
person exposed
5. Complications
6. Lab Diagnosis
of heavy metal
exposed person
7. Treatment
8. Preventive
measures

16. Arsenic
1.Intro/General
characteristics/p
roperties of
Heavy metal
2. Sources of
heavy metal –
Mode of intake
3. Patho
physiological
effects –
mechanism
4. Toxic effects –
signs and
symptoms in the
person exposed
5. Complications
6. Lab Diagnosis
of heavy metal
exposed person
7. Treatment
8. Preventive
measures

17. Arsenic
1.Intro/General
characteristics/p
roperties of
Heavy metal
2. Sources of
heavy metal –
Mode of intake
3. Patho
physiological
effects –
mechanism
4. Toxic effects –
signs and
symptoms in the
person exposed
5. Complications
6. Lab Diagnosis
of heavy metal
exposed person
7. Treatment
8. Preventive
measures

18. Arsenic
1.Intro/General
characteristics/p
roperties of
Heavy metal
2. Sources of
heavy metal –
Mode of intake
3. Patho
physiological
effects –
mechanism
4. Toxic effects –
signs and
symptoms in the
person exposed
5. Complications
6. Lab Diagnosis
of heavy metal
exposed person
7. Treatment
8. Preventive
measures

19. Arsenic
1.Intro/General
characteristics/p
roperties of
Heavy metal
2. Sources of
heavy metal –
Mode of intake
3. Patho
physiological
effects –
mechanism
4. Toxic effects –
signs and
symptoms in
the person
exposed
5. Complications
6. Lab Diagnosis
of heavy metal
exposed person
7. Treatment
8. Preventive
measures

20. Arsenic
1.Intro/General
characteristics/p
roperties of
Heavy metal
2. Sources of
heavy metal –
Mode of intake
3. Patho
physiological
effects –
mechanism
4. Toxic effects –
signs and
symptoms in
the person
exposed
5. Complications
6. Lab Diagnosis
of heavy metal
exposed person
7. Treatment
8. Preventive
measures

21. Arsenic
1.Intro/General
characteristics/p
roperties of
Heavy metal
2. Sources of
heavy metal –
Mode of intake
3. Patho
physiological
effects –
mechanism
4. Toxic effects –
signs and
symptoms in the
person exposed
5.
Complications
6. Lab Diagnosis
of heavy metal
exposed person
7. Treatment
8. Preventive
measures

22. Arsenic
1.Intro/General
characteristics/p
roperties of
Heavy metal
2. Sources of
heavy metal –
Mode of intake
3. Patho
physiological
effects –
mechanism
4. Toxic effects –
signs and
symptoms in the
person exposed
5. Complications
6. Lab Diagnosis
of heavy metal
exposed person
7. Treatment
8. Preventive
measures

23. Arsenic
1.Intro/General
characteristics/p
roperties of
Heavy metal
2. Sources of
heavy metal –
Mode of intake
3. Patho
physiological
effects –
mechanism
4. Toxic effects –
signs and
symptoms in the
person exposed
5. Complications
6. Lab Diagnosis
of heavy metal
exposed person
7. Treatment
8. Preventive
measures

24. Arsenic
1.Intro/General
characteristics/p
roperties of
Heavy metal
2. Sources of
heavy metal –
Mode of intake
3. Patho
physiological
effects –
mechanism
4. Toxic effects –
signs and
symptoms in the
person exposed
5. Complications
6. Lab Diagnosis
of heavy metal
exposed person
7. Treatment
8. Preventive
measures

25. Arsenic
1.Intro/General
characteristics/
properties of
Heavy metal
2. Sources of
heavy metal –
Mode of intake
3. Patho
physiological
effects –
mechanism
4. Toxic effects –
signs and
symptoms in the
person exposed
5. Complications
6. Lab Diagnosis
of heavy metal
exposed person
7. Treatment
8. Preventive
measures
Arsenic Reference:
1. https://www.ranker.com/list/history-of-arsenic/genevieve-carlton
2. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241860#Prevention
3. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-
sheets/detail/arsenic#:~:text=It%20is%20highly%20toxic%20in,contaminated%20food%
20and%20smoking%20tobacco.
4. https://www.healthline.com/health/arsenic-poisoning
5. https://patient.info/doctor/arsenic-poisoning
6. https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/csem/arsenic/physiologic_effects.html
7. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.chemrestox.2c00023