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Chapter 30 Toxicology Questions and
Answers
What is the most common route of entry?
A) A. Absorption
B) B. Ingestion
C) C. Inhalation
D) D. Injection
Ans: B
What drug would you use to treat an overdose of mescaline?
A) A. Dextrose
B) B. Diazepam
C) C. Narcan
D) D. Sodium bicarbonate
Ans: B
You arrive on the scene of an overdose. Your patient is a 34-year-
old male. He is supine and unconscious on the floor with an empty
bottle of amitriptyline that was filled yesterday. What drug can you
consider administering to this patient?
A) A. Magnesium sulfate
B) B. Midazolam hydrochloride
C) C. Nalmefene hydrochloride
D) D. Sodium bicarbonate
Ans: D
At what rate does carbon monoxide bind to hemoglobin over
oxygen?
A) A. 10´
B) B. 20´
C) C. 100´
D) D. 200´
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Ans: D
You are on scene with a patient who is experiencing a severe
bought of delirium tremens. What drug can you consider
administering to assist this patient?
A) A. Cardizem
B) B. Etomidate
C) C. Narcan
D) D. Valium
Ans: D
The majority of poisonings occur in what age group?
A) A.
Ans: B
Your patient has overdosed on meperidine and is experiencing
visual illusions. After establishing ABC's, what can you consider
administering to this patient?
A) A. Dextrose
B) B. Diazepam
C) C. Narcan
D) D. Sodium bicarbonate
Ans: C
What type of viscosity solvents is prone to aspiration?
A) A. Low
B) B. Medium
C) C. High
D) D. Charged
Ans: A
Your patient has taken a lethal dose of labetalol. What drug do
you carry that could be used with online medical direction to
counteract the effects of this drug?
A) A. Amiodarone
B) B. Epinephrine
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Chapter 30 Toxicology Questions and
Answers
What is the most common route of entry?
A) A. Absorption
B) B. Ingestion
C) C. Inhalation
D) D. Injection
Ans: B
What drug would you use to treat an overdose of mescaline?
A) A. Dextrose
B) B. Diazepam
C) C. Narcan
D) D. Sodium bicarbonate
Ans: B
You arrive on the scene of an overdose. Your patient is a 34-year-
old male. He is supine and unconscious on the floor with an empty
bottle of amitriptyline that was filled yesterday. What drug can you
consider administering to this patient?
A) A. Magnesium sulfate
B) B. Midazolam hydrochloride
C) C. Nalmefene hydrochloride
D) D. Sodium bicarbonate
Ans: D
At what rate does carbon monoxide bind to hemoglobin over
oxygen?
A) A. 10´
B) B. 20´
C) C. 100´
D) D. 200´
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Ans: D
You are on scene with a patient who is experiencing a severe
bought of delirium tremens. What drug can you consider
administering to assist this patient?
A) A. Cardizem
B) B. Etomidate
C) C. Narcan
D) D. Valium
Ans: D
The majority of poisonings occur in what age group?
A) A.
Ans: B
Your patient has overdosed on meperidine and is experiencing
visual illusions. After establishing ABC's, what can you consider
administering to this patient?
A) A. Dextrose
B) B. Diazepam
C) C. Narcan
D) D. Sodium bicarbonate
Ans: C
What type of viscosity solvents is prone to aspiration?
A) A. Low
B) B. Medium
C) C. High
D) D. Charged
Ans: A
Your patient has taken a lethal dose of labetalol. What drug do
you carry that could be used with online medical direction to
counteract the effects of this drug?
A) A. Amiodarone
B) B. Epinephrine
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