Toxicology

Question 1

Acute Arsenic poisoning
Acute Mercury poisoning
Chronic severe lead poisoning

SE: Hypertension

Answer 1

Dimercaprol

Question 2

Pica, ingestion of flakes of paint, abdominal colic, acute encephalopathy, wrist drop, mental retardation

Answer 2

Lead

Question 3

Chronic lead poisoning (oral treatment), for mild to moderate cases

SE: GI disturbance

Answer 3

Succimer

Question 4

Chronic severe lead poisoning
for acute symptomatic cases

SE: hypocalcemia, renal toxicity

Answer 4

EDTA

Question 5

Rice-water stools, garlicky breath, Mee’s lines, raindrop pigmentation, milk and roses complexion

Answer 5

Arsenic

Question 6

Hemorrhagic gastroenteritis, Renal failure, loosening of gums and teeth, erethism

Answer 6

Inorganic mercury

Question 7

Minamata disease

cerebral palsy, deafness, blindness, mental retardation

Answer 7

Organic Mercury

Question 8

Severe GI necrosis, Hemosiderosis, restrictive cardiomyopathy

Answer 8

Iron

Question 9

Acute iron poisoning, hemochromatosis

Answer 9

Deferoxamine

Question 10

Hepatotoxicity, Kayser-Fleischer rings, sunflower cataracts

Answer 10

Copper

Question 11

Copper poisoning, Wilson’s disease

SE: drug induced lupus

Answer 11

Penicillamine