ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl – Apricot Kernels: Eat or pass?
What toxin is found in bitter apricot kernels?
- Cardiac glycoside
- Cyanogenic glycoside
- Dinitrophenol
- Lysergic Acid
ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: Making Rash Decisions
Which of the following best describes the pictured rash occurring 4 weeks after starting minocycline?
- Anaphylaxis
- Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) Syndrome
- Erythema multiforme
- Serum sickness
- Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS)/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN)
ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: Who Doesn’t Like a Nice Rosé?
What clinical presentation and medication is associated with this urinary discoloration?
- Critical illness requiring intubation and propofol sedation
- Cyanide toxicity requiring sodium thiosulfate
- Iron toxicity treated with deferoxamine
- Refractory vasoplegic shock treated with methylene blue
- Septic shock treated with vancomycin and cefepime
ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearls: A Meal Worth Dying For
What is the most common primary cause of death from ingesting the pictured marine animal?
- Acute liver failure
- Acute renal failure
- Coagulopathy and DIC
- Respiratory failure
- Status epilepticus
[Image from Canstockphoto]
ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearls: On the Mark
What potential terrorism agent could be treated with the pictured antidote?
- Anthrax
- Botulism
- Dioxin
- Ricin
- Soman
ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearls: Mushroom Mishap
What well-known adverse reaction results from ingestion of the pictured mushroom?
- Acute hepatitis
- Disulfiram-like reaction with ethanol consumption
- Pneumonitis from inhalation of spores
- Seizures from glutamate agonist activity
[Image from Canstockphoto]
ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: Out of the Blue
Exposure to which of the following could produce the pictured results?
- Carbon monoxide
- Lead paint
- Morphine
- Oral analgesic gel