Poison Intro

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5 questions
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What is toxicology?

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A victim is exposed to radium every day for 20 years and dies. Is this chronic or acute poisoning?

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A victim is exposed to ricin once and dies. Is this chronic or acute poisoning?

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Aflatoxin has an LD50 of 0.003 mg/kg. Copper sulfate has an LD50 of 300 mg/kg. A horrible criminal wants to poison their victim with one lethal dose. Which poison should they use?

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Dosage represents the mg of a substance within a pill or quantity of liquid. How is dosage related to toxicity?