Toxicology

Question 1

metabolite of heroin

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morphine

Question 2

alcohol is absorbed through the stomach walls and the

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small intestine

Question 3

test for THC

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Duquenois-Levine test

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compounds that require large amounts to be lethal

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intoxicants

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drugs that are given [___] are directly absorbed into the blood, bypassing the stomach and liver, so concentrations would be high in the bloodstream and low in the digestive tract

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intravenously

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the [___] of death is the specific injury or disease that leads to death

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cause

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when the body chemically alters a substance into another compound, usually during process of elimination

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biotransformation

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[___] gases are concentrated in the lungs

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inhaled

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most widely used confirmatory test for toxins and poisons

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gas chromatography

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easy to obtain tissue sample with a cup - chemical concentrations found can be high, and this helps show what happened in the kidneys, which are part of route of elimination

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urine

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unknown means/manners of death

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undetermined

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under normal circumstances, there are [___] factors that influence the absorption rate of alcohol

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5: time it takes to consume alcohol, alcoholic content, amount consumed, body weight, stomach content

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tissue that is nature’s timeline - takes 5 days to show up in the core of the shaft

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hair

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strong acids or alkalis (bases) that burn the mouth, esophagus, and stomach

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corrosive chemicals

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second most widely used confirmatory test for toxins and poisons

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mass spectrometry

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tissue sample found in the eye - it is slower to decay, retaining toxicity levels longer than most other organs

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vitreous humor

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a true [___], such as cyanide, requires only a small amount to be lethal

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poison

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second question toxicologists ask

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has this person been manufacturing illicit compounds?

Question 19

presumptive tests officers may use to determine blood alcohol content - aka PBT, preliminary breath test

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breathalyzer

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found in rat poison, causes severe pain, and is often not used in suicides

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strychnine

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manner of death that includes expiration due to illness or disease

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natural

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combination of chemistry and physiology - deals with poisons, drugs, and other toxic substances and how they affect living organisms

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toxicology

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transports blood throughout the body

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blood

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product of biotransformation

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metabolites

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the tissue known as the toxic sponge - it can show levels of toxins that blood may not show

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liver

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the [___] of death is the determination of how the injury of disease leads to death - there are 5

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manner: undetermined, natural, suicidal, homicidal, accidental

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alcohol acts on the [___], favoring the brain and builds up in watery areas of the body

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central nervous system

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substance is lifesaving for diabetics but deadly during overdoses

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insulin

Question 29

the [___] [___] was developed in the 1830s to test for arsenic

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Marsh Test

Question 30

test for barbiturates

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Dillie-Koppanyi test

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third question asked by toxicologists

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was it a toxin that killed a person?

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father of toxicology

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Mathieu Orfila

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elimination of alcohol that takes place in the body

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oxidation

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toxicologists look for samples in the body where the chemicals {___}, {___}, and along the route of elimination

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enter, concentrate

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manner of death that includes methods of self harm that result in death

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suicidal

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harmful chemical used in executions - leads to bright red blood

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cyanide

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another name for antifreeze

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ethylene glycol

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tissue tested because of bioaccumulation - collected from something that eats the body

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insects

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time digestion stops

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time of death

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tissue sample that lets us know whether drugs were ingested, if the victim ingested within past 48 hours

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stomach contents

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toxins injected [___] tend to concentrate around the injection site

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intramuscularly

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category of toxins including arsenic, mercury, and lead

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heavy metals

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test for opium and derivatives

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Marquis test

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test for cocain

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Scott test

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manner of death that includes death from misreading labels, mixing dangerous substances, etc

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accidental

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first question asked by toxicologists

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was the person's behavior influenced by a drug?

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test for LSD

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Van-Urk test

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elimination of alcohol through breathing, sweating, urinating

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excretion

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famous French person suspected to have been poisoned with arsenic

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Napoleon

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[___] toxins show in liver, stomach, or intestines

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ingested

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very good tissue because it shows chemical and metabolites - shows what was happening at time of death

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blood

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sample used to examine history of prescription drugs

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hair

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used by body to eliminate alcohol

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breathing, sweating, urinating, vomiting