Calcium gluconate may be considered for treatment of which of the following injected poisons?

1.   ?    Rattlesnake bite
2.   ?    Heroin
3.   ?    Bee sting
4.   ?    Black widow spider bite

Medical consequences of chronic alcohol ingestion include:

1.   ?    Malnutrition and dehydration
2.   ?    There are no chronic medical consequences since alcohol is legal
3.   ?    Constantly fighting with your spouse
4.   ?    Obesity and pneumonia

A poison is:

1.   ?    What children are most likely to eat if left alone
2.   ?    Any substance that produces the desired effect
3.   ?    Always fatal if ingested
4.   ?    Any substance that produces harmful physiological or psychological effects in any dosage

The alcoholic is more prone than the average adult to which of the following medical problems:

1.   ?    Seizure
2.   ?    Pancreatitis
3.   ?    Hypoglycemia
4.   ?    All of these

Why is it important to ascertain the time (or approximate time) of ingestion of a drug?

1.   ?    The drug could be expired and not dangerous
2.   ?    Treatment decisions will be affected by the concentration of the drug in the blood
3.   ?    Time is not important
4.   ?    The possibility of ingestion of additional substances, such as alcohol, can be determined largely by the time of day of the ingestion

Signs and symptoms of marine animal injection include:

1.   ?    Slurred speech
2.   ?    Irritation or swelling in the mouth area
3.   ?    Bradycardia
4.   ?    Intense local pain

A person has been bitten by a snake. He tells you the snake had a triangular head and elliptical eyes. The site has two puncture wounds with swelling. Which of the following snakes would you suspect?

1.   ?     Pit viper
2.   ?    King snake
3.   ?    Either a pit viper or a coral snake
4.   ?    Coral viper

Poisonings occur most frequently by:

1.   ?    Ingestion
2.   ?    Absorption
3.   ?    Injection
4.   ?    Inhalation

The venom of most marine animals is deactivated by the application of heat.

1.   ?    True
2.   ?    False

Select the correct statement regarding the black widow spider:

1.   ?    The patient bitten by a black widow spider may complain of severe back, chest, or abdominal pain
2.   ?    The black widow spider is extinct
3.   ?    The black widow spider bite is harmless to humans
4.   ?    Local reactions to a black widow spider bite include redness, pain, and blistering that leads to tissue necrosis