VPT-0159
QUESTION
Bitter almond like smell is observed from the breath of animal and during necropsy after opening rumen due to poisoning of?
OPTIONS
(A) Nitrite
(B) Nitrate
(C) Cyanide
(D) Carbon monoxide
ANSWER
(C) Cyanide
EXPLANATION
A bitter-almond odor from the breath or rumen contents is characteristic of cyanide poisoning because volatile hydrogen cyanide may be released. Nitrite and nitrate cause methemoglobinemia, while carbon monoxide produces a different toxicologic picture.
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