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Toxicological Chemistry Exam

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The ABCC exam is held in conjunction with AACC's Annual Meeting.

EXAM STRUCTURE

Exam parts
The examination in toxicological chemistry is comprised of two parts:

Part A, calculations and problem solving

Part B, analytical, toxicological and therapeutic drug monitoring issues

Exam domains
The examination tests mastery and knowledge of

Analytical techniques

Physiology

Pathophysiology

Management

Item taxonomy
The examination tests the candidate's skills in

Recall

Interpretation

Problem solving

Item format
All questions are in multiple-choice format.

EXAM DESCRIPTION AND SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Part A (3 hours)
The examinee is expected to solve problems related to:

Analytical techniques, e.g. chromatography, immunoassays, and mass spectrometry.

Toxicology, e.g. drug identification and chain-of-custody.

Therapeutic drug monitoring, e.g. pharmacokinetics

Basic statistics as applied to toxicology

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Part B (3 hours)
The examination questions encompass:

Principles, characteristics and limitations of instrumentation and technologies used in a clinical or forensic toxicology or therapeutic drug monitoring laboratory, e.g. spectrometry, immunoassays, chromatography.

Interpretation of clinical and forensic findings and laboratory data

Basic pathophysiology and forensic requirements

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