Detection of Poisons Flashcards

1
Q

shoe polish breath

A

nitrobenzene

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2
Q

garlic odor breath

A

arsenic, phosphorus, thallium

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3
Q

mouse urine breath

A

coniine

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4
Q

stale tobacco breath

A

nicotine

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5
Q

oil of wintergreen breath

A

methylsalicylate

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6
Q

mothballs breath

A

naphthalene

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7
Q

rotten egg breath

A

hydrogen sulfide

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8
Q

pear-like breath

A

chloral hydrate

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9
Q

sweet penetrating breath (chico)

A

acetone, chloroform

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10
Q

bitter almond breath

A

cyanide

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11
Q

dark yellow urine

A

picric acid

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12
Q

yellow brown urine

A

aloe, senna

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13
Q

odor of violets urine

A

turpentine

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14
Q

green blue urine

A

methylene blue

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15
Q

red orange urine

A

rifampicin

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16
Q

greenish urine

A

vit b complex

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17
Q

violent sneezing

A

veratrine

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18
Q

respiratory tract irritation

A

sulfur dioxide

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19
Q

dyspnea

A

carbon monoxide

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20
Q

general respiratory depression

A

opium
barbiturates, benzodiazepines
cyanide

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21
Q

thinning of blood

A

heparin, coumarin, benzene

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22
Q

cherry red blood

A

carbon monoxide
cyanide

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23
Q

dark red blood

A

nicotine

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24
Q

chocolate blood

A

aniline
nickel

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25
Q

purple vision

A

digitalis
marijuana

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26
Q

blurred vision

A

anticholinergics

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27
Q

partial or total blindness

A

methanol
formic acid

28
Q

optic neuritis

A

ethambutol

29
Q

blood shot eyes

A

marijuana

30
Q

blue green vomitus

A

coppper

31
Q

ground coffee vomitus

A

sulfuric acid

32
Q

luminous vomitus

A

phosphorus
arsenic

33
Q

yellow green vomitus

A

chromium

34
Q

yellow skin discoloration

A

picric acid
nitric acid

35
Q

bleaching white skin discoloration

A

phenol

36
Q

deep brown skin discoloration

A

bromine

37
Q

brown black skin discoloration

A

sulfuric acid
iodine
silver nitrate

38
Q

cyanosis

A

opium
aniline
sulfides

39
Q

mee’s lines

A

arsenic

40
Q

boiled lobster appearance

A

boric acid

41
Q

alopecia

A

arsenic

42
Q

tinnitus

A

salicylates
quinine

43
Q

ototoxicity

A

aminoglycosides
loop diuretics (most: ethacrynic acid)

44
Q

husky voice

A

barium

45
Q

xerostomia (dry mouth and mucosa)

A

anticholinergics

46
Q

loose teeth, bleeding gums

A

mercury
lead
phosphorus
arsenic

47
Q

lock jaw/ trismus

A

strychnine

48
Q

blister formation

A

cantharidin

49
Q

blue line gums

A

bismuth
lead

50
Q

black line gums

A

mercury
arsenic

51
Q

ID Test: acetone

A

benzoldt-gunning test

52
Q

ID Test: aniline

A

bromine water

53
Q

ID Test: arsenic

A

marsh

54
Q

ID Test: phenol

A

rodillon or millon

55
Q

ID Test: bismuth

A

nylander’s

56
Q

ID Test: prussic acid

A

picric acid test

57
Q

ID Test: mercury

A

KI

58
Q

ID Test: phosphorus

A

scherer and mitcherlich

59
Q

ID Test: carbon disulfide

A

xanthogenate test

60
Q

ID Test: marijuana

A

modified duquenois test

61
Q

ID Test: methanol vs ethanol

A

lieben-iodoform test
(methanol - yellow precipitate)

62
Q

ID Test: chloroform vs chloral hydrate

A

nessler test
(chloroform - yellow precipitate)

63
Q

ID Test: common drugs of abuse

A

marquis test

64
Q

ID Test: reducing substances

A

tollen’s test/ silver mirror

65
Q

ID Test: heavy metals

A

reinsch test (chemical)
atomic absorption spectrometry - AAS (instrumental)

66
Q
A