ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: Breathtaking Emergencies
What toxic gas is created by mixing these two household products?
- Chloramine gas
- Chlorine gas
- Chloroform
- Peracetic acid
[Author’s own image]
ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: Blue to the Rescue
The medication shown in the image is used to treat which type of toxic exposure?
- Beryllium
- Cadmium
- Cesium
- Iron
[Image from Saalebaer via Wikimedia Commons]
ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl – Master of Deceit
What venomous marine animal is pictured?
- Fire coral
- Lionfish
- Sea urchin
- Stonefish
[Image from Rapheal Duprat via Wikimedia]
ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: Sleeping with the Fishes
What recreationally used substance has been dispensed in this fish-shaped dropper?
- Amyl nitrite
- Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB)
- Heroin
- Ketamine
[Author’s own image]
ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl – Hidden Danger
This abdominal radiograph indicates what type of activity?
- Body packing
- Body pushing
- Body stuffing
- Parachuting
[Image from Wikimedia Commons]
ACMT Visual Pearl: Basal Ganglia Hemorrhage
Which toxic alcohol can cause a basal ganglia hemorrhage?
- Ethanol
- Isopropanol
- Methanol
- Propylene glycol
[Left image from Wikimedia Commons]
ACMT Visual Pearl: Necrosis in the Name of Anticoagulation
What anticoagulant medication can cause these skin changes?
- Apixaban
- Heparin
- Rivaroxaban
- Warfarin
[Image courtesy of Herbert Fred, MD and Hendrik van Dijk via Wikimedia Commons]