Animal poisoning (MCQ)
1- Which of the following is true about animal poisoning?
A) Mortality rate can be very high.
B) No toxicity unless venom reach circulation.
C) There is specific antidote for almost all of them.
D) Delay of treatment is usually the reason of later complications.
معز.د
E) All of the above.
شلفيط
2- What is the major supportive treatment in a case of viper snake bite?
A) Haemodialysis
B) Fresh blood transfusion
C) A regional nerve blocker like Lidocaine
D) Forced diuresis
3- How would you judge the expected severity from snake bite?
A) Shape of the bite B) Time of the bite
C) Degree of complains of the patient D) Both (A+B)
4- In which of the following animal poisoning fresh blood transfusion can be a
life-saving step?
A) Sea snake bite B) Viper snake bite C) Scorpion sting
D) Black widow spider E) Fish poisoning
5- One of the following statements with reference to anti-snake is not true:
A) The dose is same for a child as for an adult
B) It is contraindicated in pregnancy
C) It can cause serious anaphylactic reaction
D) It must be administered intravenously
6- In general viper venom is primarily:
A) Neurotoxic
B) Hemotoxic
C) Myotoxic
D) None of the above
7- If a child was bitten by a viper snake and appeared to be hypersensitive to
polyantivenom, what line of management should you follow?
A) He should not be given poly antivenom and depend on supportive therapy only.
B) He can be given polyantivenom drip by drip after giving him immunosuppressant
and diluting the polyantivenom
C) He should be given the same dose as an adult
D) Both B and C above
Dr. Moez
Moez_sholfet@y 1 Sholfet
ahoo.com
, 8- It is so imported that you differentiate between viper snake bite and elapid
bite because:
A) Supportive treatment is different.
B) Toxic action of their venom is different.
C) Specific treatment is different.
D) There are many species from each type.
E) All of the above.
9- In case of snake bite in a child what would be your plan for giving the
polyantivenom?
A) Give the same dose as the adult.
B) Give half dose of the adult
C) Children can't tolerate polyantivenom.
D) In children only supportive therapy will be enough.
10- How would you evaluate the seriousness of the snake envenomation?
A) By the shape of the bite
B) By the time of the bite.
C) By the site of the bite.
D) All of the above give idea about how serious the bite is.
11- Severity of scorpion intoxication depends on
A) Scorpion species B) Site of envenomation
C) Age of the victim D) all of the above
12- Diazepam and Lidocaine are needed to control the patient in poisoning by:
A) Poisonous fish. B) Viper.
C) Scorpion. D) Black widow spider.
13- In scorpion envenomation, it is important to use polyantivenom instead of
specific antivenom because:
A) Polyantivenom is more effective than specific antivenom.
B) Specific antivenom is very expensive and has very short shelf life.
C) Polyantivenom has less risk of hypersensitivity.
D) There are more than one scorpion species in Libya & specific antivenom may not
be effective.
14- In which of the following animal poisoning, haemodialysis will be helpful
to your patient:
A) Severe black widow spider.
B) Elapid snake bite
C) Viper snake bite
D) Severe case of scorpion sting
E) Sea snake bite
Dr. Moez
Moez_sholfet@y 2 Sholfet
ahoo.com
1- Which of the following is true about animal poisoning?
A) Mortality rate can be very high.
B) No toxicity unless venom reach circulation.
C) There is specific antidote for almost all of them.
D) Delay of treatment is usually the reason of later complications.
معز.د
E) All of the above.
شلفيط
2- What is the major supportive treatment in a case of viper snake bite?
A) Haemodialysis
B) Fresh blood transfusion
C) A regional nerve blocker like Lidocaine
D) Forced diuresis
3- How would you judge the expected severity from snake bite?
A) Shape of the bite B) Time of the bite
C) Degree of complains of the patient D) Both (A+B)
4- In which of the following animal poisoning fresh blood transfusion can be a
life-saving step?
A) Sea snake bite B) Viper snake bite C) Scorpion sting
D) Black widow spider E) Fish poisoning
5- One of the following statements with reference to anti-snake is not true:
A) The dose is same for a child as for an adult
B) It is contraindicated in pregnancy
C) It can cause serious anaphylactic reaction
D) It must be administered intravenously
6- In general viper venom is primarily:
A) Neurotoxic
B) Hemotoxic
C) Myotoxic
D) None of the above
7- If a child was bitten by a viper snake and appeared to be hypersensitive to
polyantivenom, what line of management should you follow?
A) He should not be given poly antivenom and depend on supportive therapy only.
B) He can be given polyantivenom drip by drip after giving him immunosuppressant
and diluting the polyantivenom
C) He should be given the same dose as an adult
D) Both B and C above
Dr. Moez
Moez_sholfet@y 1 Sholfet
ahoo.com
, 8- It is so imported that you differentiate between viper snake bite and elapid
bite because:
A) Supportive treatment is different.
B) Toxic action of their venom is different.
C) Specific treatment is different.
D) There are many species from each type.
E) All of the above.
9- In case of snake bite in a child what would be your plan for giving the
polyantivenom?
A) Give the same dose as the adult.
B) Give half dose of the adult
C) Children can't tolerate polyantivenom.
D) In children only supportive therapy will be enough.
10- How would you evaluate the seriousness of the snake envenomation?
A) By the shape of the bite
B) By the time of the bite.
C) By the site of the bite.
D) All of the above give idea about how serious the bite is.
11- Severity of scorpion intoxication depends on
A) Scorpion species B) Site of envenomation
C) Age of the victim D) all of the above
12- Diazepam and Lidocaine are needed to control the patient in poisoning by:
A) Poisonous fish. B) Viper.
C) Scorpion. D) Black widow spider.
13- In scorpion envenomation, it is important to use polyantivenom instead of
specific antivenom because:
A) Polyantivenom is more effective than specific antivenom.
B) Specific antivenom is very expensive and has very short shelf life.
C) Polyantivenom has less risk of hypersensitivity.
D) There are more than one scorpion species in Libya & specific antivenom may not
be effective.
14- In which of the following animal poisoning, haemodialysis will be helpful
to your patient:
A) Severe black widow spider.
B) Elapid snake bite
C) Viper snake bite
D) Severe case of scorpion sting
E) Sea snake bite
Dr. Moez
Moez_sholfet@y 2 Sholfet
ahoo.com
