ACMT Visual Pearl: Watt – Ever is that Foreign Body?
Which type of foreign body should be suspected in a child who is drooling and has the following x-ray?
- Button battery
- Coin
- Magnet
- Marble
ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearls: The Kitchen Cabinet High
What is the primary toxin in the substance above?
- Solanine
- Myristicin
- Lysergic acid amide
- Phytolacca toxin
ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: Abdominal Bruising
What could cause this finding three days after ingestion of a concentrated household substance?
- Duodenal ulcer
- Gastric perforation
- Necrotizing enterocolitis
- Post-corrosive acute pancreatitis
ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: A Bane to Existence
What is the primary cause of death following ingestion of the plant pictured?
- Acute liver failure
- Arrhythmia
- Disseminated intravascular coagulation
- Status epilepticus
ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: The Bark with Some Bite
Which medication can be derived from the bark of the pictured tree?
- Aspirin
- Atropine
- Colchicine
- Quinine
ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: Salt, not Shock
What agent would most likely be responsible for these ECG findings?
- Cyclobenzaprine
- Digoxin
- Flecainide
- Sotalol
ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: Needle to Necrosis
Which of the following agents, when injected along with heroin, is associated with the skin changes pictured?
- Cocaine
- Fentanyl
- Methamphetamine
- Xylazine
Photo by Dr. Matthew Salzman