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1
Q

A unit of alcohol is?

A

10ml of 100% ethanol

8g of 100% ethanol

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2
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What is a binge drink for a man? (units)

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> 8 units in one sitting

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What is a binge drink for a woman? (units)

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> 8 units in one sitting

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4
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What is hazardous drinking for women? (units)

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14-35 units in a week

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5
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What is hazardous drinking for men? (units)

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14-50 units in a week

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6
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What is hazardous drinking?

A

Drinking that increases risk to the user

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7
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What is harmful drinking for men? (units)

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> 50 units in a week

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8
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What is harmful drinking for women? (units)

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> 35 units in a week

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9
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What is alcohol dependence?

A

Behavior, cognitive and physical factors of a strong desire to drink with difficulties in controlling its use

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10
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What % of the population do not drink?

A

15%

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11
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What % of the population drink at a hazardous level?

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24%

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12
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What is the best country in Europe for drinking?

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Italy

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13
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What is the worst country in Europe for drinking?

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LIthuania

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14
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What is the AUDIT test?

A

10 questions to screen for alcohol use disorders

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15
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What does the severity of alcohol dependence questionnaire measure?

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The 5 elements of alcohol dependence:
Physical withdrawal
Effective withdrawal
Relief drinking
Alcohol consumption
Rapidity of reinstatement
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16
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What is the clinical institute withdrawal assessment for alcohol?

A

10 item scale for assessment and management of withdrawal

Defines the regulations for how much anti-withdrawal drugs to give

17
Q

What is deficient in Wernicke-korsakoff syndrome?

A

Vitamin B1 aka thiamine

18
Q

What are the symptoms of Wernickes encephalopathy?

A

Ataxia
Lateral nystagmus
Progression to coma and death

19
Q

What are the symptoms of korsakoff syndrome?

A 
Anterograde amnesia (no new memories)
Retrograde amnesia (failure to remember old memories)
Confabulation
20
Q

What is nalmefene?

A

A drug given before withdrawal symptoms to reduce alcohol consumption

21
Q

What is acamprosate?

A

A drug given for maintenance of abstinence in prior alcohol dependent patients

22
Q

What is naltrexone?

A

A drug given to prevent relapse in prior alcohol dependent patients

23
Q

What is disulfiram?

A

A drug given that interacts with alcohol is give very bad symptoms

Y2 CLASP alcohol (5 decks)

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