Final Toxicology Exam Chapter
Questions and Answers
Which of the following is most commonly used as a drug of sexual assault?
a. narcotics.
b. amphetamines.
c. benzodiazepines.
d. ethanol.
e. antidepressants - ANSWER-d. ethanol.
All of the following statements regarding analytic and forensic toxicology are true
EXCEPT:
a. Analytic toxicology uses analytic chemistry to characterize a chemical's adverse
effect on an organism.
b. Medical examiners and coroners are most important in determining cause of death.
c. Tissues and body fluids are vital in forensic toxicology.
d. Forensic toxicology is used for purposes of the law.
e. Chapuis first characterized a system for classifying toxic agents. - ANSWER-b.
Medical examiners and coroners are most important in determining cause of death.
Which of the following criteria is NOT routinely used to check for adulteration of drug
urine analysis?
a. urea.
b. pH.
c. color.
d. specific gravity.
e. creatinine. - ANSWER-a. urea.
Which blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is most commonly used as the statutory
definition of DUI?
a. 0.04.
b. 0.06.
c. 0.08.
d. 0.12.
e. 0.16. - ANSWER-c. 0.08.
Which of the following drugs is NOT properly matched with its most common analytic
method?
a. benzodiazepines—GC/MS.
b. ibuprofen—TLC/HPLC.
c. amphetamines—immunoassays.
, d. barbiturates—GC/immunoassays.
e. ethanol—immunoassays. - ANSWER-e. ethanol—immunoassays.
Exposure to which of the following can cause autoimmune disease?
a. mercury.
b. nitrogen dioxide.
c. vinyl chloride.
d. lead.
e. flavivirus. - ANSWER-c. vinyl chloride.
Which of the following might be linked to parkinsonism?
a. nitrogen dioxide.
b. zinc.
c. copper.
d. magnesium.
e. carbon monoxide. - ANSWER-e. carbon monoxide.
Which of the following infectious agents can cause hepatocellular carcinoma?
a. flavivirus.
b. bunyavirus.
c. alphavirus.
d. hepatitis C virus.
e. hepatitis B virus. - ANSWER-e. hepatitis B virus.
What is the primary goal in taking a history in a poisoned patient?
a. determining drug allergies.
b. determining susceptibility to drug overdose.
c. determining likelihood of an attempted suicide.
d. determining the ingested substance.
e. determining the motive behind the poisoning. - ANSWER-d. determining the ingested
substance.
Who is most likely to give incorrect information while taking a history of a poisoned
patient?
a. patient.
b. EMT.
c. employer.
d. pharmacist.
e. family members. - ANSWER-a. patient.
Which of the following sets of clinical features characterizes an anticholinergic toxic
syndrome?
a. increased blood pressure, decreased heart rate, decreased temperature.
b. decreased blood pressure, increased heart rate, decreased temperature.
c. increased blood pressure, increased heart rate, increased temperature.
d. decreased blood pressure, decreased heart rate, decreased temperature.
Questions and Answers
Which of the following is most commonly used as a drug of sexual assault?
a. narcotics.
b. amphetamines.
c. benzodiazepines.
d. ethanol.
e. antidepressants - ANSWER-d. ethanol.
All of the following statements regarding analytic and forensic toxicology are true
EXCEPT:
a. Analytic toxicology uses analytic chemistry to characterize a chemical's adverse
effect on an organism.
b. Medical examiners and coroners are most important in determining cause of death.
c. Tissues and body fluids are vital in forensic toxicology.
d. Forensic toxicology is used for purposes of the law.
e. Chapuis first characterized a system for classifying toxic agents. - ANSWER-b.
Medical examiners and coroners are most important in determining cause of death.
Which of the following criteria is NOT routinely used to check for adulteration of drug
urine analysis?
a. urea.
b. pH.
c. color.
d. specific gravity.
e. creatinine. - ANSWER-a. urea.
Which blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is most commonly used as the statutory
definition of DUI?
a. 0.04.
b. 0.06.
c. 0.08.
d. 0.12.
e. 0.16. - ANSWER-c. 0.08.
Which of the following drugs is NOT properly matched with its most common analytic
method?
a. benzodiazepines—GC/MS.
b. ibuprofen—TLC/HPLC.
c. amphetamines—immunoassays.
, d. barbiturates—GC/immunoassays.
e. ethanol—immunoassays. - ANSWER-e. ethanol—immunoassays.
Exposure to which of the following can cause autoimmune disease?
a. mercury.
b. nitrogen dioxide.
c. vinyl chloride.
d. lead.
e. flavivirus. - ANSWER-c. vinyl chloride.
Which of the following might be linked to parkinsonism?
a. nitrogen dioxide.
b. zinc.
c. copper.
d. magnesium.
e. carbon monoxide. - ANSWER-e. carbon monoxide.
Which of the following infectious agents can cause hepatocellular carcinoma?
a. flavivirus.
b. bunyavirus.
c. alphavirus.
d. hepatitis C virus.
e. hepatitis B virus. - ANSWER-e. hepatitis B virus.
What is the primary goal in taking a history in a poisoned patient?
a. determining drug allergies.
b. determining susceptibility to drug overdose.
c. determining likelihood of an attempted suicide.
d. determining the ingested substance.
e. determining the motive behind the poisoning. - ANSWER-d. determining the ingested
substance.
Who is most likely to give incorrect information while taking a history of a poisoned
patient?
a. patient.
b. EMT.
c. employer.
d. pharmacist.
e. family members. - ANSWER-a. patient.
Which of the following sets of clinical features characterizes an anticholinergic toxic
syndrome?
a. increased blood pressure, decreased heart rate, decreased temperature.
b. decreased blood pressure, increased heart rate, decreased temperature.
c. increased blood pressure, increased heart rate, increased temperature.
d. decreased blood pressure, decreased heart rate, decreased temperature.
