5. Forensic Chemistry and Toxicology

Forensic Toxicology — Quiz

Test your understanding of forensic toxicology with 5 practice questions.

Practice Questions

Question 1

In a living subject, the plasma concentration of Drug X was 80 mg/L at 2 h and 20 mg/L at 8 h post-administration. Assuming first-order elimination, what is the elimination half-life (t₁/₂)?

Question 2

Which drug characteristic most strongly predicts significant postmortem redistribution?

Question 3

For detecting fetal drug exposure during the last trimester in forensic toxicology, which specimen is most appropriate?

Question 4

A postmortem central heart-blood sample measures a drug concentration of 80 mg/L, whereas a femoral blood sample measures 40 mg/L. Which sample is more reliable for reporting and why?

Question 5

Which assumption underlies the one-compartment pharmacokinetic model used in forensic toxicokinetics?