Toxicology Review

Which of the following is NOT a role that a toxicologist might perform?

• Identify toxins in the body.

• Quantify (how much) toxins in the body.

• Speculate a reason why toxins were found in the body.

• Compare healthy organs with toxic organs.

Upon autopsy, the toxicologist and pathologist

determine if toxins are in the victim’s system through controlled testing. Which of the following toxicology disciplines would handle post mortem (after death)

toxicology?

• Death Investigation toxicology

• Doping Control

• Forensics workplace toxicology

• Human Performance toxicology

Which of the following is NOT a factor for a toxicologist to consider when determining cause of death?

• Accuracy

• Validity

• Reliability

• Speculation

Which of the following is a way that a Human Performance toxicologist might test for alcohol?

• Blood analysis

• Urine analysis

• Breath analysis

• All of these

Which of the following is a symptom of cocaine use?

• Blue fingernails and lips

• High blood pressure

• Increased heart rate

• Hallucinations

Which of these substances are considered to be chemicals?

• cyanide

• arsenic & mercury

• acetaminophen & ibuprophen

• all of these are chemicals

One factor for determining drug schedules is

• the potential for addiction

• how easy it is to get

• if people have it at home

• how expensive it is

A poison that can harm an organism is a(n)

• over the counter drug

• toxin

• toxicity

• narcotic

Blood alcohol content is

• the amount of cocaine in a person's blood

• the amount of alcohol in a person's glass

• the amount of alcohol in a person's blood

• the amount of alcohol a person consumes

Taking an excessive amount of a drug that leads to coma or death is a(n)

• blood alcohol content

• poison

• toxin

• overdose