ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearls – Necrotic Spider Bite
February 10, 2021
A patient bitten by the pictured creature with the pictured lesion should be screened for which pathology? Acute liver failure Ascending paralysis Hemolysis Meningitis Myocarditis...
Michael Simpson, MD
ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearls – A Poke in the Belly
January 20, 2021
Which component of the pictured plant is the cause of gastrointestinal symptoms when ingested? Histamine Lectins Oxalates Ribosomal inhibiting proteins Saponin glycosides ...
Caitlin Baldwin, DO
ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearls: Case of a Toxic Tea
November 9, 2020
The plant pictured is used as a tea, powder, or capsule by individuals looking to self-treat pain or opioid use disorder. Patients may develop nausea,...
Nicholas Titelbaum, MD
ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearls: “I have a nanging feeling about this”
October 5, 2020
Chronic exposure to which substance can cause this finding on a Cervical Spine MRI? Arsenic Carboplatin Nitrous Oxide Toluene ...
Brian Lewis, MD
ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearls: Awake Seizures?
September 14, 2020
Which of the following rodenticides, often used to kill the rodent pictured, causes seizure-like activity without altered mental status or a postictal period? Barium Brodifacoum...
Kregg Laundon, MD
ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearls: Perineal Skin Burns
July 27, 2020
What toxicologic exposure could cause this finding in a 3-year-old child? Ibuprofen Miralax Pseudoephedrine Senna ...
Michael Keenan, MD
ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearls: Caterpillar Envenomation
July 13, 2020
What is the correct management of dermatitis after handling the creature pictured? Hot water immersion Intramuscular epinephrine Topical application of liquid antacid Transparent tape application...
ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearls: I’ll Huff and I’ll Puff…
June 22, 2020
The abuse of which common office supply substance can result in syncope and the EKG findings shown? Dust Off (difluoroethane) Elmer’s glue (polyvinyl acetate) Hand...
Kathryn T. Kopec, DO
ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearls: A Foraging Experience to Die For
June 8, 2020
What life-threatening symptoms can result from the ingestion of this plant? Delayed onset bone marrow suppression Hepatic failure Mucosal swelling of the anterior airway Paralysis...
Robert Goodnough, MD
ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearls: The Doom from Down Under
May 11, 2020
Inadvertent contact with this aquatic species causes excruciating pain and an overwhelming sense of impending doom. What is this? Box Jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri) Irukandji Jellyfish...
Christopher Gardner, MD
ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearls: Tox Never Smelled So Good
May 4, 2020
A child presents with tachypnea, tachycardia, and drooling after ingesting the sweet smelling contents of the pictured household item. What toxin could explain this presentation?...
Jessica Hoglund, MD
ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearls: Painful Foot
February 17, 2020
Question: A patient presents with foot pain 4 hours after contact with a chemical in the garage. What chemical exposure likely caused this injury? Ethylene...
Ethen Ellington