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Poisoning and envenomation
A practice question in the style of the AMC Part 1 MCQ exam. Choose your answer to see the explanation.
A woman is bitten on the hand by a large black spider in Sydney. She develops sweating, drooling, muscle twitching and high blood pressure. What is the likely spider and management?
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The answer is B: Funnel-web; pressure immobilisation and antivenom.
Funnel-web envenomation is life-threatening and needs antivenom.
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