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| What kind of sample is used for most emergency toxicology screens? |
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| What kind of sample is used for ethanol screening? |
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| Symptom complexes that may give clues to an unknown poisoning |
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| What is the antidote for acetaminophen overdose? |
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| N-acetylcysteine (Mucomyst) |
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| What is the antidote for digoxin overdose? |
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| What is the antidote for opiate overdose? |
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| Which is higher, serum alcohol or blood alcohol? |
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| What is the ratio of serum alcohol to blood alcohol? |
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| What is the most common toxic substance encountered? |
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| What is the best sample to use for ethanol testing? |
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| gray top tube- whole blood |
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| What is the legally required method for measuring blood alcohol? |
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| 80 mg/dL blood alcohol would be what percent blood alcohol? |
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| Is there an antidote for ethanol? |
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| What is the method for serum quantitation of acetaminophen? |
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| What is the Rumack-Mathew nomogram used for? |
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| When is the optimal time to draw samples for suspected acetaminophen overdose? |
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| What is the method for serum quantitation of salicylates/ aspirin? |
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| What is the Done nomogram used for? |
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| suspected overdose of salicylates (aspirin) |
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| Aggressive hemodialysis is recommended for serum concentrations of salicylates exceeding what level? |
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| 70 mg/dL for chronic overdose; 100 mg/dL for acute overdose |
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| cannabinoids; cocaine metabolite; amphetamines; opiates; PCP |
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| What does NIDA stand for? |
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| National Institute of Drug Abuse |
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| What is the primary cocaine metabolite? |
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| antihistamines, Eldepryl, Didrex, and Vick's inhaler would cause false positives for what? |
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| What is the heroin metabolite? |
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| Which 2 NIDA 5 drugs are fat soluble? |
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| Positive samples for workplace drug testing are stored in the lab freezer for how long? |
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| What are the creatinine and specific gravity requirements for reporting 'dilute specimen'? |
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| creatinine less than 20 mg/dL; specific gravity between 1.0020 and 1.0030 |
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| What are the creatinine and specific gravity requirements for 'substituted specimen'? |
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| creatinine less than or equal to 2.0 mg/dL and specific gravity less than or equal to 1.0010 or greater than or equal to 1.0200 |
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| If the nitrite concentration is greater than or equal to 500 ug/mL, what would you report? |
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| What are the pH ranges for reporting 'adulterated specimen'? |
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| less than or equal to 3.0 or greater than or equal to 11.0 |
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| What are the 3 criteria for adulterated specimen? |
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| nitrites greater than or equal to 500 ug/mL; OR, pH 3.0 or less or 11.0 or greater; OR, presence of exogenous substance or endogenous substance higher than normal physiological concentration |
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