ABMDI Board Certification| 73 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
Barbituates correct answer: Four main categories:
1. Ultra-short-acting - ... [Show More] used to induce surgical anesthesia
2. Short-acting
3. Intermediate-acting - used as sedative-hypnotics
4. Long-acting
Butalbital correct answer: Barbituate. Used in treatment of migraines.
Phenobarbital correct answer: Barbituate. Used as anticonvulsant.
Pentobarbital correct answer: Barbituate. Used to relieve intracranial pressure following trauma.
Atropine correct answer: Belladonna Alkaloid. Derived from certain plants including jimson
weed and deadly nightshade. Used as a preanesthetic therapy to control airway secretions and as
a antispasmodic to control gastrointestinal spasms. Used as an antidote in the treatment of
poisoning by cholinesterase inhibitors. Also used in resuscitative attempts.
Toxic effects: mydriasis, hot dry reddened skin, delirium, and hallucinations.
Scopalamine correct answer: Belladonna Alkaloid. Derived from jimson weed and henbane.
Used as a preanesthetic, treatment of Parkinsonism, gastrointestinal disorders, and prevention of
motion sickness.
Toxic effects: Blurred vision, dryness of throat, dilated pupils, somnolence, mydriasis, skin
flushing, hallucinations, and confusion.
Benzodiazepines correct answer: Belladonna Alkaloid. Used as anxiolytics, antidepressants,
anticonvulsants, and as preoperative sedatives.
Common benzos: alprazolam, lorazepam, clonazepam, and diazepam.
Extensive hepatic metabolism.
Adult flies caught at the scene need to be properly stored to send to the lab. This involves correct
answer: placing the flies in a glass vial containing 70% isopropyl alcohol.
Forensic scientists may use forensic entomology for all the following EXCEPT
A. estimate the duration of the post-mortem range (PMI).
B. detect drugs of abuse in maggot infested bodies.
C. detect the location of the body at the time of death.
D. collect DNA material left on the corpse in cases of sexual assault.
E. detect volatile hydrocarbons in fire deaths. correct answer: detect volatile hydrocarbons in
fire deaths.
Which of the following methods is the LEAST sensitive chromatographic technique
A. High-pressure liquid chromatograph (HPLC)
B. Liquid chromatography / Mass Spectrometry
C. Thin-layer chromatography
D. Gas chromatography / Mass Spectrometry
E. Gas chromatography correct answer: Thin-layer chromatography
Which ONE of the following drugs is responsible for the most intentional overdose fatalities?
A. Barbiturates
B. Propoxyphene
C. Benzodiazepines
D. Tricyclic Antidepressants
E. Antihistamines correct answer: Tricyclic Antidepressants
In scenes illuminated by bright sunlight, there will usually be dark shadow areas. Detail in the
deep shadow areas will be lost when the exposure is based on the overall brightness of the scene.
The brightness level in the shadow areas can be raised to the overall brightness of the scene by
using
A. an alternate light source
B. ultraviolet fluorescence.
C. flash-fill photography.
D. an increased F-stop.
E. a restricted aperture. correct answer: Flash-fill photography
Using an alternate light source, you can identify stains that may contain samples of
A. serum.
B. semen.
C. saliva.
D. urine.
E. All of the above correct answer: All of the above
When submitting tool mark evidence for examination, you should always
A. place the tool against the tool marked evidence.
B. make test cuts or impressions rather than submit the tool.
C. submit a cast of the tool mark.
D. refrain from collecting samples of any material deposited on the tools.
E. All of the above correct answer: submit a cast of the tool mark. [Show Less]
