ABMDI Board Certification questions with verified answers
Barbituates - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Four main categories:
1. Ultra-short-acting - used to induce surgical anesthesia
2. Short-acting
3. Intermediate-acting - used as sedative-hypnotics
4. Long-acting
Butalbital - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Barbituate. Used in treatment of migraines.
Phenobarbital - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Barbituate. Used as anticonvulsant.
Pentobarbital - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Barbituate. Used to relieve intracranial pressure
following trauma.
Atropine - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Belladonna Alkaloid. Derived from certain plants
including jimson weed and deadly nightshade. Used as a preanesthetic therapy to control airway
secretions and as a antispasmodic to control gastrointestinal spasms. Used as an antidote in the
treatment of poisoning by cholinesterase inhibitors. Also used in resuscitative attempts.
Toxic effects: mydriasis, hot dry reddened skin, delirium, and hallucinations.
Scopalamine - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Belladonna Alkaloid. Derived from jimson weed and
henbane. Used as a preanesthetic, treatment of Parkinsonism, gastrointestinal disorders, and
prevention of motion sickness.
Toxic effects: Blurred vision, dryness of throat, dilated pupils, somnolence, mydriasis, skin flushing,
hallucinations, and confusion.
Benzodiazepines - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Belladonna Alkaloid. Used as anxiolytics,
antidepressants, anticonvulsants, and as preoperative sedatives.
Common benzos: alprazolam, lorazepam, clonazepam, and diazepam.
,Extensive hepatic metabolism.
Adult flies caught at the scene need to be properly stored to send to the lab. This involves - **
VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔placing the flies in a glass vial containing 70% isopropyl alcohol.
Forensic scientists may use forensic entomology for all the following EXCEPT
A. estimate the duration of the post-mortem range (PMI).
B. detect drugs of abuse in maggot infested bodies.
C. detect the location of the body at the time of death.
D. collect DNA material left on the corpse in cases of sexual assault.
E. detect volatile hydrocarbons in fire deaths. - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔detect volatile
hydrocarbons in fire deaths.
Which of the following methods is the LEAST sensitive chromatographic technique
A. High-pressure liquid chromatograph (HPLC)
B. Liquid chromatography / Mass Spectrometry
C. Thin-layer chromatography
D. Gas chromatography / Mass Spectrometry
E. Gas chromatography - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Thin-layer chromatography
Which ONE of the following drugs is responsible for the most intentional overdose fatalities?
A. Barbiturates
B. Propoxyphene
C. Benzodiazepines
D. Tricyclic Antidepressants
E. Antihistamines - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Tricyclic Antidepressants
In scenes illuminated by bright sunlight, there will usually be dark shadow areas. Detail in the deep
shadow areas will be lost when the exposure is based on the overall brightness of the scene. The
brightness level in the shadow areas can be raised to the overall brightness of the scene by using
, A. an alternate light source
B. ultraviolet fluorescence.
C. flash-fill photography.
D. an increased F-stop.
E. a restricted aperture. - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Flash-fill photography
Using an alternate light source, you can identify stains that may contain samples of
A. serum.
B. semen.
C. saliva.
D. urine.
E. All of the above - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔All of the above
When submitting tool mark evidence for examination, you should always
A. place the tool against the tool marked evidence.
B. make test cuts or impressions rather than submit the tool.
C. submit a cast of the tool mark.
D. refrain from collecting samples of any material deposited on the tools.
E. All of the above - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔submit a cast of the tool mark
With regards to investigating a scene where firearms were used, which ONE of the following
statements is FALSE?
A. Bullet holes through doors can produce atypical entrance wounds.
B. The presence of spent cartridges at the scene suggests a semi-automatic assault rifle.
C. Fragments from intermediate targets can cause pseudo-stippling.
D. A spent cartridge at the scene is most suggestive of a revolver-type handgun.
E. Spent cartridges recovered at the scene can be analyzed by firearm experts. - ** VERIFIED
ANSWERS **✔✔A spent cartridge at the scene is most suggestive of a revolver-type handgun.
Barbituates - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Four main categories:
1. Ultra-short-acting - used to induce surgical anesthesia
2. Short-acting
3. Intermediate-acting - used as sedative-hypnotics
4. Long-acting
Butalbital - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Barbituate. Used in treatment of migraines.
Phenobarbital - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Barbituate. Used as anticonvulsant.
Pentobarbital - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Barbituate. Used to relieve intracranial pressure
following trauma.
Atropine - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Belladonna Alkaloid. Derived from certain plants
including jimson weed and deadly nightshade. Used as a preanesthetic therapy to control airway
secretions and as a antispasmodic to control gastrointestinal spasms. Used as an antidote in the
treatment of poisoning by cholinesterase inhibitors. Also used in resuscitative attempts.
Toxic effects: mydriasis, hot dry reddened skin, delirium, and hallucinations.
Scopalamine - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Belladonna Alkaloid. Derived from jimson weed and
henbane. Used as a preanesthetic, treatment of Parkinsonism, gastrointestinal disorders, and
prevention of motion sickness.
Toxic effects: Blurred vision, dryness of throat, dilated pupils, somnolence, mydriasis, skin flushing,
hallucinations, and confusion.
Benzodiazepines - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Belladonna Alkaloid. Used as anxiolytics,
antidepressants, anticonvulsants, and as preoperative sedatives.
Common benzos: alprazolam, lorazepam, clonazepam, and diazepam.
,Extensive hepatic metabolism.
Adult flies caught at the scene need to be properly stored to send to the lab. This involves - **
VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔placing the flies in a glass vial containing 70% isopropyl alcohol.
Forensic scientists may use forensic entomology for all the following EXCEPT
A. estimate the duration of the post-mortem range (PMI).
B. detect drugs of abuse in maggot infested bodies.
C. detect the location of the body at the time of death.
D. collect DNA material left on the corpse in cases of sexual assault.
E. detect volatile hydrocarbons in fire deaths. - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔detect volatile
hydrocarbons in fire deaths.
Which of the following methods is the LEAST sensitive chromatographic technique
A. High-pressure liquid chromatograph (HPLC)
B. Liquid chromatography / Mass Spectrometry
C. Thin-layer chromatography
D. Gas chromatography / Mass Spectrometry
E. Gas chromatography - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Thin-layer chromatography
Which ONE of the following drugs is responsible for the most intentional overdose fatalities?
A. Barbiturates
B. Propoxyphene
C. Benzodiazepines
D. Tricyclic Antidepressants
E. Antihistamines - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Tricyclic Antidepressants
In scenes illuminated by bright sunlight, there will usually be dark shadow areas. Detail in the deep
shadow areas will be lost when the exposure is based on the overall brightness of the scene. The
brightness level in the shadow areas can be raised to the overall brightness of the scene by using
, A. an alternate light source
B. ultraviolet fluorescence.
C. flash-fill photography.
D. an increased F-stop.
E. a restricted aperture. - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Flash-fill photography
Using an alternate light source, you can identify stains that may contain samples of
A. serum.
B. semen.
C. saliva.
D. urine.
E. All of the above - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔All of the above
When submitting tool mark evidence for examination, you should always
A. place the tool against the tool marked evidence.
B. make test cuts or impressions rather than submit the tool.
C. submit a cast of the tool mark.
D. refrain from collecting samples of any material deposited on the tools.
E. All of the above - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔submit a cast of the tool mark
With regards to investigating a scene where firearms were used, which ONE of the following
statements is FALSE?
A. Bullet holes through doors can produce atypical entrance wounds.
B. The presence of spent cartridges at the scene suggests a semi-automatic assault rifle.
C. Fragments from intermediate targets can cause pseudo-stippling.
D. A spent cartridge at the scene is most suggestive of a revolver-type handgun.
E. Spent cartridges recovered at the scene can be analyzed by firearm experts. - ** VERIFIED
ANSWERS **✔✔A spent cartridge at the scene is most suggestive of a revolver-type handgun.
