NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
TOXICOLOGY
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Question
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Which of the following is a synthetic hallucinogen?
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Marijuana
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LSD
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Peyote
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Mushrooms
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -LSD, abbreviation of lysergic acid diethylamide, also called lysergide, potent synthetic hallucinogenic drug that can be derived from the ergot alkaloids (as ergotamine and ergonovine, principal constituents of ergot, the grain deformity and toxic infectant of flour caused by the fungus Claviceps purpurea).
Detailed explanation-2: -The IUPAC name for LSD is 9, 10-didehydro-N, N-diethyl-6-methylergoline-8-carboxamide.
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