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Toxicological Chemistry
Exam
| Application Deadline |
Exam Dates |
Location |
| November 1, 2007 |
February 19, 2008 |
To Be Determined |
| April 1, 2008 |
July 26, 2008 |
Washington, DC |
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
For Toxicology Part A sample questions click here
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
For Toxicology Part B sample questions click here
Suggested Study
Resources for Toxicology
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