Detection of Poisons

Question 1

shoe polish breath

Answer 1

nitrobenzene

Question 2

garlic odor breath

Answer 2

arsenic, phosphorus, thallium

Question 3

mouse urine breath

Answer 3

coniine

Question 4

stale tobacco breath

Answer 4

nicotine

Question 5

oil of wintergreen breath

Answer 5

methylsalicylate

Question 6

mothballs breath

Answer 6

naphthalene

Question 7

rotten egg breath

Answer 7

hydrogen sulfide

Question 8

pear-like breath

Answer 8

chloral hydrate

Question 9

sweet penetrating breath (chico)

Answer 9

acetone, chloroform

Question 10

bitter almond breath

Answer 10

cyanide

Question 11

dark yellow urine

Answer 11

picric acid

Question 12

yellow brown urine

Answer 12

aloe, senna

Question 13

odor of violets urine

Answer 13

turpentine

Question 14

green blue urine

Answer 14

methylene blue

Question 15

red orange urine

Answer 15

rifampicin

Question 16

greenish urine

Answer 16

vit b complex

Question 17

violent sneezing

Answer 17

veratrine

Question 18

respiratory tract irritation

Answer 18

sulfur dioxide

Question 19

dyspnea

Answer 19

carbon monoxide

Question 20

general respiratory depression

Answer 20

opium
barbiturates, benzodiazepines
cyanide

Question 21

thinning of blood

Answer 21

heparin, coumarin, benzene

Question 22

cherry red blood

Answer 22

carbon monoxide
cyanide

Question 23

dark red blood

Answer 23

nicotine

Question 24

chocolate blood

Answer 24

aniline
nickel

Question 25

purple vision

Answer 25

digitalis marijuana

Question 26

blurred vision

Answer 26

anticholinergics

Question 27

partial or total blindness

Answer 27

methanol formic acid

Question 28

optic neuritis

Answer 28

ethambutol

Question 29

blood shot eyes

Answer 29

marijuana

Question 30

blue green vomitus

Answer 30

coppper

Question 31

ground coffee vomitus

Answer 31

sulfuric acid

Question 32

luminous vomitus

Answer 32

phosphorus arsenic

Question 33

yellow green vomitus

Answer 33

chromium

Question 34

yellow skin discoloration

Answer 34

picric acid nitric acid

Question 35

bleaching white skin discoloration

Answer 35

phenol

Question 36

deep brown skin discoloration

Answer 36

bromine

Question 37

brown black skin discoloration

Answer 37

sulfuric acid iodine silver nitrate

Question 38

cyanosis

Answer 38

opium aniline sulfides

Question 39

mee's lines

Answer 39

arsenic

Question 40

boiled lobster appearance

Answer 40

boric acid

Question 41

alopecia

Answer 41

arsenic

Question 42

tinnitus

Answer 42

salicylates quinine

Question 43

ototoxicity

Answer 43

aminoglycosides loop diuretics (most: ethacrynic acid)

Question 44

husky voice

Answer 44

barium

Question 45

xerostomia (dry mouth and mucosa)

Answer 45

anticholinergics

Question 46

loose teeth, bleeding gums

Answer 46

mercury lead phosphorus arsenic

Question 47

lock jaw/ trismus

Answer 47

strychnine

Question 48

blister formation

Answer 48

cantharidin

Question 49

blue line gums

Answer 49

bismuth lead

Question 50

black line gums

Answer 50

mercury arsenic

Question 51

ID Test: acetone

Answer 51

benzoldt-gunning test

Question 52

ID Test: aniline

Answer 52

bromine water

Question 53

ID Test: arsenic

Answer 53

marsh

Question 54

ID Test: phenol

Answer 54

rodillon or millon

Question 55

ID Test: bismuth

Answer 55

nylander's

Question 56

ID Test: prussic acid

Answer 56

picric acid test

Question 57

ID Test: mercury

Answer 57

KI

Question 58

ID Test: phosphorus

Answer 58

scherer and mitcherlich

Question 59

ID Test: carbon disulfide

Answer 59

xanthogenate test

Question 60

ID Test: marijuana

Answer 60

modified duquenois test

Question 61

ID Test: methanol vs ethanol

Answer 61

lieben-iodoform test (methanol - yellow precipitate)

Question 62

ID Test: chloroform vs chloral hydrate

Answer 62

nessler test (chloroform - yellow precipitate)

Question 63

ID Test: common drugs of abuse

Answer 63

marquis test

Question 64

ID Test: reducing substances

Answer 64

tollen's test/ silver mirror

Question 65

ID Test: heavy metals

Answer 65

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