Forensic Medicine Assessment

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Module 20 — Medicinal Poisons, Alcohols & Integrated Revision

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Question 01 • Single best answer

Why can early reassurance be unsafe after a significant paracetamol exposure?

A. Every patient develops immediate jaundice B. Absence of vomiting excludes toxicity C. A normal early appearance proves no absorption D. Serious hepatic injury may evolve despite initially mild symptoms

Question 02 • Single best answer

Which antidote has an established role in paracetamol poisoning?

A. Acetylcysteine B. Protamine C. Atropine D. Vitamin K

Question 03 • Single best answer

Which exposure pattern is not appropriately assessed by simply applying the standard single-ingestion nomogram?

A. A suitable known-time single acute exposure under the applicable protocol B. A properly timed concentration in an eligible case C. Repeated or unknown-time paracetamol exposure D. A documented exposure meeting the tool's assumptions

Question 04 • Single best answer

Which acid-base pattern is characteristic of significant salicylate poisoning?

A. Respiratory alkalosis with metabolic acidosis B. Obligatory isolated metabolic alkalosis C. A guaranteed normal acid-base status D. Only chronic respiratory acidosis in every case

Question 05 • Single best answer

Why can opioid toxicity recur after naloxone?

A. Naloxone creates a new opioid dose B. All opioids disappear within seconds C. Reversal permanently removes the toxin D. The opioid may act longer than the antagonist

Question 06 • Single best answer

Why may flumazenil be unsafe in some mixed or dependent sedative exposures?

A. It always increases lead absorption B. It is a universal opioid agonist C. It may precipitate seizures D. It has no effect on benzodiazepine signaling

Question 07 • Single best answer

Which toxic alcohol is particularly associated with visual injury from toxic metabolites?

A. Ethanol at every exposure B. Isotonic saline C. Methanol D. Oral rehydration solution

Question 08 • Single best answer

What does fomepizole inhibit?

A. Acetylcholinesterase B. Platelet cyclooxygenase C. Alcohol dehydrogenase D. Thyroid peroxidase

Question 09 • Single best answer

Does a positive cannabis test alone establish current impairment?

A. No; detection can outlast impairment and requires context B. Yes; all positive results prove identical impairment C. Yes; the concentration always dates use exactly D. No; because cannabis never affects coordination

Question 10 • Single best answer

Which distinction is important in substance-use assessment?

A. Physical dependence is not by itself identical to substance-use disorder B. Tolerance always proves criminal intent C. Withdrawal never needs treatment D. Every prescribed sedative user has the same disorder

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