Poisoning

Question 1

____ produces a slate-color satin in the stomach

Answer 1

mercury poisoning

Question 2

____ may produce white particles adherent to possible yellow sulfides

Answer 2

arsenic

Question 3

____ rigor mortis sets in early and persists longer than usual

Answer 3

hydrocyanic acid

Question 4

____ death is due to suffocation brought about by the gas or edema of the glottis

Answer 4

ammonia

Question 5

____ external staining is absent, angle of mouth may be whitish, congestion and edema of the lungs, liver is pale and fatty

Answer 5

hydrochloric acid

Question 6

_____ post-mortem shows delayed putrefaction, blackened or shrunkened epiglottis

Answer 6

sulfuric acid

Question 7

___ poisoning

whole body may have a shrunken appearance, cyanosis of the cutaneous surfaces especially the hands and feet, delayed putrefaction,

Answer 7

Acute arsenic poisoning

Question 8

___ poisoning

body is emaciated
hair is scarce
eczematous eruptions, yellowish-brown color of the skin

Answer 8

chronic arsenic poisoning

Question 9

__ poisoning

icterus, parotid glands sometimes enlarged, gouty tophi and arthritis

Answer 9

Lead