NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
TOXICOLOGY
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Walk and turn test
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Field urine test
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Horizontal-gaze nystagmus
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One-leg stand test
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Detailed explanation-1: -toxicology test, any of a group of laboratory analyses that are used to determine the presence of poisons and other potentially toxic agents in blood, urine, or other bodily substances. Toxicology is the study of poisons-their action, their detection, and the treatment of conditions they produce.
Detailed explanation-2: -The most widely used method to accurately measure blood alcohol content (BAC) for impairment is using headspace sampling and dual column separation by gas chromatography with flame ionization detection.
Detailed explanation-3: -A toxicologist works with the other personnel at the crime scene to help get a full rounded picture as to what may have happened. What are the 4 disciplines of forensic toxicology? Postmortem forensic toxicology, human performance toxicology, and forensic drug testing, and medical toxicology.