Chapter 7 and 8 Drug and Tox Test Review
1. What is a stimulant? Give some examples.
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2. What is a hallucinogen? Give some examples.
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3. What is a narcotic? Give some examples. ___________________________________________________
4. Name an illustrated dictionary of medicines and drugs available at all drug stores. __________________________________________
5. What substances can be toxic (depending on the dosage)? ____________________________________________________
6. What is a spot test? ____________________________________
7. What type of test is a spot test? ___________________________
8. What drugs can be screened by a spot test? (on Ch 7 notes ppt.) ____________________________________________________
9. What types of chromatography are there? ____________________________________________________
10. What are analgesics? Give some common examples. ____________________________________________________
11. By what confirmation test can mixtures be analyzed? ____________________________________________________
12. By what method are mixtures separated? _____________________
13. Know the definition for all schedule levels in the Controlled Substance Act.
14. Who was the father of toxicity? ___________________________
15. How is toxicity determined? _______________________________
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16. What factors affect blood alcohol content? ____________________________________________________
17. What is Blood Alcohol Content? ____________________________
18. What is the current legal limit? ____________________________
19. What organ in the body metabolizes most of the alcohol consumed? ____________________________________________________
20. Is the concentration of alcohol in the breath proportional to the amount of alcohol in the bloodstream? _______________________
21. At what rate is alcohol removed from the body per hour? _________
22. Define the following terms:
Toxicity:_____________________________________________
Drug:________________________________________________
Retention Factor: ______________________________________
Chronic: _____________________________________________
Acute: ______________________________________________
Synergism:____________________________________________
LD50: ________________________________________________
Mees: _______________________________________________
23. What was Georgi Markov assassinated with? ______________
24. What percentage of traffic deaths are alcohol related? ______
25. What toxin leaves bright red lividity? __________________
26. What toxin leaves a burnt almond odor? __________________
27. What is the difference between a presumptive and a confirmatory test? Give examples of each.
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28. How can the spots on a chromatograph be compared to those of others?
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