caustics - CISMeF

Preferred Label : caustics;

MeSH definition : Strong alkaline chemicals that destroy soft body tissues resulting in a deep, penetrating type of burn, in contrast to corrosives, that result in a more superficial type of damage via chemical means or inflammation. Caustics are usually hydroxides of light metals. SODIUM HYDROXIDE and potassium hydroxide are the most widely used caustic agents in industry. Medically, they have been used externally to remove diseased or dead tissues and destroy warts and small tumors. The accidental ingestion of products (household and industrial) containing caustic ingredients results in thousands of injuries per year.;

MeSH synonym : Caustic;

MeSH Hyperonym : corrosives; Corrosive;

MeSH annotation : caustic injury: index CAUSTICS /tox BURNS, CHEMICAL organ /inj; see also note on ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caustics;

Is substance : O;

action pharmacologique : O;

Details

Origin ID

D002424;

UMLS CUI

C0007468;

Allowable qualifiers
- administration and dosage [MeSH Qualifier]
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- analysis [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemical synthesis [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- contraindications [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- isolation and purification [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- pharmacokinetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- pharmacology [MeSH Qualifier]
- poisoning [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- supply and distribution [MeSH Qualifier]
- therapeutic use [MeSH Qualifier]
- toxicity [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Caustic (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Corrosion [PASCAL theme]
- Corrosion [PASCAL theme]
- Corrosion [UNESCO concept]
- Corrosion [DeCS]
- Corrosion of unspecified body region, unspecified degree [ICD-11 More detail]
- Corrosion of unspecified body region, unspecified degree [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
- Corrosive environment (environment) [SNOMED CT concept]
- chemical burn, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- corrosion [IUPAC Term]
- sclerosing agent, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Indexing information
- ferric chloride [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Record concept(s)
- caustics [MeSH concept]
- corrosives [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Hazardous or Poisonous Substance [UMLS semantic type]
- Inorganic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]
Substance(s)
- lye [MeSH Descriptor]
- podophyllin [MeSH Descriptor]
- potassium dichromate [MeSH Descriptor]
- sodium hydroxide [MeSH Descriptor]
- trichloroacetic acid [MeSH Descriptor]
Validated automatic mappings to BTNT
- Caustic alkali (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]

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