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The antidote for acute iron poisoning is:
a. Penicillamine
✔✔ b. Deferoxamine
c. EDTA
d. BAL
The specific antidote for organophosphate poisoning is:
a. Naloxone
b. Flumazenil
✔✔ c. Atropine
d. Amyl nitrite
Which heavy metal is best chelated by Dimercaprol (BAL)?
a. Sodium
✔✔ b. Arsenic
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,c. Calcium
d. Potassium
The primary toxic effect of carbon monoxide poisoning is:
a. Bronchospasm
✔✔ b. Hypoxia due to carboxyhemoglobin
c. Pulmonary edema
d. Anemia due to iron loss
The antidote for methanol poisoning is:
✔✔ a. Ethanol
b. Naloxone
c. Atropine
d. Diazepam
The cyanide antidote kit commonly contains:
a. Flumazenil
✔✔ b. Amyl nitrite and sodium thiosulfate
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,c. Naloxone and atropine
d. Ethanol and EDTA
The hallmark sign of lead poisoning in children is:
a. Ataxia
b. Hair loss
✔✔ c. Cognitive impairment
d. Jaundice
Chronic exposure to mercury primarily damages the:
a. Lungs
b. Liver
✔✔ c. Kidneys
d. Pancreas
The classic symptom of arsenic poisoning is:
✔✔ a. Mees’ lines on nails
b. Corneal clouding
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, c. Blue gums
d. Muscle twitching
Which heavy metal produces a “blue gum line”?
✔✔ a. Lead
b. Cadmium
c. Mercury
d. Thallium
The antidote for benzodiazepine overdose is:
✔✔ a. Flumazenil
b. Naloxone
c. Physostigmine
d. Atropine
The antidote for opioid overdose is:
a. Flumazenil
✔✔ b. Naloxone
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