TOXICOLOGY: EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
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According to Paracelsus what makes something not poison?
dosage
What is defined as the capacity of an agent to cause injury?
a. poison
b. venom
c. toxin
d. toxicity
d. toxicity
What is defined as any harmful substance?
a. poison
b. venom
c. toxin
d. toxicity
a. poison
What is a poison produced by an organism?
a. poison
b. venom
c. toxin
d. toxicity
c. toxin
What is a toxin injected by an organism?
a. poison
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,b. venom
c. toxin
d. toxicity
b. venom
The accepted daily intake is defined as __ toxicology
environmental
What toxidrome causes dilated pupils, dry skin and mucosa, fever and hallucinations?
a. cholinergic
b. anticholinergic
c. sedative
d. stimulant
e. opioid
b. anticholinergic
What toxidrome causes vomiting, bradycardia, diarrhea, increased salivation and urination and
wheezing?
a. cholinergic
b. anticholinergic
c. sedative
d. stimulant
e. opioid
a. cholinergic
What toxidrome causes blurred vision, confusion, coma, nystagmus, sedation and slurred
speech?
a. cholinergic
b. anticholinergic
c. sedative
d. stimulant
e. opioid
c. sedative
What toxidrome causes hallucinations, insomnia, restlessness, tachycardia and tremors?
a. cholinergic
b. anticholinergic
c. sedative
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, d. stimulant
e. opioid
d. stimulant
What toxidrome causes altered mental status, bradycardia, constricted pupils, decreased bowel
sounds and slow respiration?
a. cholinergic
b. anticholinergic
c. sedative
d. stimulant
e. opioid
e. opioid
What is the number one population that experiences poisonings?
kids 6 years and younger
(T/F) poisonings in children are usually accidental
true
Poisonings in children have __ outcomes
good outcomes
What is the second most common population to experience poisonings?
teenagers and young adults
(T/F) poisoning in teens is usually intentional
true
What are the most common causes of death due to poisoning?
CNS depression
seizures
cardiovascular abnormalities
hypotension
cellular hypoxia
hypothermia
organ failure
What are the ABCDE's of emergency managment?
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AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
According to Paracelsus what makes something not poison?
dosage
What is defined as the capacity of an agent to cause injury?
a. poison
b. venom
c. toxin
d. toxicity
d. toxicity
What is defined as any harmful substance?
a. poison
b. venom
c. toxin
d. toxicity
a. poison
What is a poison produced by an organism?
a. poison
b. venom
c. toxin
d. toxicity
c. toxin
What is a toxin injected by an organism?
a. poison
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,b. venom
c. toxin
d. toxicity
b. venom
The accepted daily intake is defined as __ toxicology
environmental
What toxidrome causes dilated pupils, dry skin and mucosa, fever and hallucinations?
a. cholinergic
b. anticholinergic
c. sedative
d. stimulant
e. opioid
b. anticholinergic
What toxidrome causes vomiting, bradycardia, diarrhea, increased salivation and urination and
wheezing?
a. cholinergic
b. anticholinergic
c. sedative
d. stimulant
e. opioid
a. cholinergic
What toxidrome causes blurred vision, confusion, coma, nystagmus, sedation and slurred
speech?
a. cholinergic
b. anticholinergic
c. sedative
d. stimulant
e. opioid
c. sedative
What toxidrome causes hallucinations, insomnia, restlessness, tachycardia and tremors?
a. cholinergic
b. anticholinergic
c. sedative
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, d. stimulant
e. opioid
d. stimulant
What toxidrome causes altered mental status, bradycardia, constricted pupils, decreased bowel
sounds and slow respiration?
a. cholinergic
b. anticholinergic
c. sedative
d. stimulant
e. opioid
e. opioid
What is the number one population that experiences poisonings?
kids 6 years and younger
(T/F) poisonings in children are usually accidental
true
Poisonings in children have __ outcomes
good outcomes
What is the second most common population to experience poisonings?
teenagers and young adults
(T/F) poisoning in teens is usually intentional
true
What are the most common causes of death due to poisoning?
CNS depression
seizures
cardiovascular abnormalities
hypotension
cellular hypoxia
hypothermia
organ failure
What are the ABCDE's of emergency managment?
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