Toxicology Fill In Quiz
Rules
1. Capitalization does not count. The answers are not case sensitive.
2 .If multiple answers occur. Separtate them using a comma, i.e answer1,answer2 etc.
Lets Begin!
1.
A 33-year-old woman ingested 15-20 gms of an analgesic,
antipyretic which is metabolized to a quinone imine. Shortly after ingestion
she presented with signs of nausea, vomiting, and generalized malaise. Within
3-5 days peak hepatic dysfunction occurred and was associated with hepatic
necrosis. The specific antidote that should be used to treat thispatient's
overdosage is
2.
A 44-year-old woman with a history of migraine headaches
was seen in the emergency room with complaints of burning pain in the throat,
headache, dizziness, and tinnitus. She developed respiratory alkalosis, which
progressed to respiratory failure. The drug or class of drugs which is best
characterized by this history is:
3.
A 17-year-old male drug user presented in the emergency room with dilated pupils,
euphoria, hallucinations, anxiety, "itchy" skin, halo vision, and tachycardia.
The substance which is best characterized by this is
4.
A 5-year-old boy presented in the emergency room
with low blood pressure, black bloody diarrhea, and epigastric pain following
ingestion of an unknown chemical. He was treated with glucocorticoids to prevent
esophageal strictures. The agent or class of agent which is best characterized
by this statement is
5.
Little 5-year-old Johnny swallowed a number of capsules
from Grandma's medication that she had been prescribed for treatment of irritable
bowel syndrome. Within an hour, he began to develop signs and symptoms of
poisoning, including dryness of mucous membranes, dilation of pupils, blurred
vision, hot and dry skin, hyperpyrexia, and central nervous stimulation. A
drug which is best described by these symptoms is__________________ An effective
antidote for this agent is __________
6.
A very depressed patient took 30-40 tablets of an
antipsychotic medication belonging to her husband. As she was being taken
to the hospital, she developed hypotension, tachycardia, poikilothermia, tremor,
and muscle rigidity. She had a seizure and died due to respiratory collapse.
The likely medication is
7.
A 61-year-old male was seen in the Good Luck Neurology
Clinic for evaluation of a peripheral neuropathy. He was found to have dermal
hyperpigmentation/depigmentation (salt/pepper) of the skin, scaly palms, and
transverse ridges on his fingernails which were identified as being a result
of a chemical intoxication. The agent which is best characterized by this
statement is
8.
The signs and symptoms of poisoning by this agent
include nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, excessive salivation,
headache, giddiness, rhinorrhea, tightness in chest, pin-point pupils, mental
confusion, and muscle twitching. The drug or class of drugs which is best
described by this is ___________________. Two agents that are used specifically
to treat this intoxication are ___________________ and _______________________.
9.
A drug whose toxic effects include boastfulness, talkativeness, impaired motor
coordination, ataxia, slowed reaction time, retinal damage, emesis, gastritis,
and dehydration_____________. Intoxication would be best treated by ____________.
10.
A drug that whose toxic effects include drowsiness,
dizziness, nausea, respiratory depression, bilateral miosis, decreased body
temperature, and death due to respiratory arrest ____________________. A treatment
for overdose by this drug is __________________.
11.
An 18 year old girl is rushed to the ER by her mother.
Upon examination the patient shows signs of delirium, hallucinations, rotary
nystagmus, hyperreflexia, and sensory anesthesia. Poisoning by which agent
can best explain these symptoms?
12.
Poisoning by this agent is treated by giving amyl
nitrite, sodium thiosulfate, and oxygen: