Toxicology: practice question

A Forensic Medicine question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Forensic Medicine · Toxicology

Sample item

What poisoning may cause severe metabolic acidosis and visual symptoms?

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The answer and the reasoning

D. Methanol poisoning

This Toxicology item is answered by Methanol poisoning, which directly follows the principle relevant to the observation, documentation, or public-health action described.

Option by option

  • A. Organophosphate poisoning only

    Organophosphate poisoning only does not explain the stated finding or appropriate intervention.

  • B. Vitamin C excess

    Vitamin C excess may be associated with another setting but is not the best fit here.

  • C. Iron deficiency

    Iron deficiency does not establish the requested toxicology conclusion.

  • D. Methanol poisoning (correct)

    Correct. Methanol poisoning most directly matches the defining clue in this item.

Source note: Original NextPrep sample item — pending expert review. This item is original practice material awaiting independent expert review, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.

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What is the answer to this Forensic Medicine question?

The best answer is D, Methanol poisoning. This Toxicology item is answered by Methanol poisoning, which directly follows the principle relevant to the observation, documentation, or public-health action described.

Why is "Organophosphate poisoning only" not the answer?

Organophosphate poisoning only does not explain the stated finding or appropriate intervention.

Why is "Vitamin C excess" not the answer?

Vitamin C excess may be associated with another setting but is not the best fit here.

Why is "Iron deficiency" not the answer?

Iron deficiency does not establish the requested toxicology conclusion.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Toxicology in Forensic Medicine. The correct option holds because: Correct. Methanol poisoning most directly matches the defining clue in this item.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Toxicology?

Learn postmortem changes with their timelines, and toxicology as poison, sign, test and antidote. Then use the flashcards and the other Forensic Medicine questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.