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 symptom is characteristic of methanol poisoning?

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The answer and the reasoning

C. Visual disturbance

Methanol metabolites cause severe metabolic acidosis and optic toxicity, so blurred vision or visual loss is a key warning feature after suspected ingestion.

Option by option

  • A. Conductive deafness

    Conductive deafness is not a methanol finding.

  • B. Miosis with secretions

    Miosis with secretions suggests cholinergic poisoning.

  • C. Visual disturbance (correct)

    Correct: optic toxicity causes visual symptoms in methanol poisoning.

  • D. Rash only

    An isolated rash is not characteristic of methanol toxicity.

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What is the answer to this Forensic Medicine question?

The best answer is C, Visual disturbance. Methanol metabolites cause severe metabolic acidosis and optic toxicity, so blurred vision or visual loss is a key warning feature after suspected ingestion.

Why is "Conductive deafness" not the answer?

Conductive deafness is not a methanol finding.

Why is "Miosis with secretions" not the answer?

Miosis with secretions suggests cholinergic poisoning.

Why is "Rash only" not the answer?

An isolated rash is not characteristic of methanol toxicity.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Toxicology in Forensic Medicine. The correct option holds because: Correct: optic toxicity causes visual symptoms in methanol poisoning.

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.