Alcohol and Drugs of Abuse Flashcards
Drug that inhibits alcohol dehydrogenase
Fomepizole
Drug that inhibits aldehyde dehydrogenase
Disulfram
Microsomal Ethanol Oxidizing System breaks down ethanol starting at what level?
100mg/dL
What drugs inhibit aldehyde dehydrogenase?
- Disulfram
- Metronidazole
- Oral hypoglycemics
- Some cephalosporins
What are the effects of alcohol on GABA and glutamate?
- Stimulate GABA
2. Depress glutamate
Blackouts when you are super drunk is due to?
Inhibition of NMDA
[Blood alcohol Concentration]
Sedation, slow reaction times
50-100 mg/dL
[Blood alcohol Concentration]
Impairment of driving ability
60-80mg/dL
[Blood alcohol Concentration]
Impaired motor function, slurred speech, ataxia
100-200 mg/dL
[Blood alcohol Concentration]
Emesis, stupor
200-300 mg/dL
[Blood alcohol Concentration]
Coma
300-400 mg/dL
[Blood alcohol Concentration]
Respiratory depression, Death
> 500 mg/dL
What is the most common presentation of fetal alcohol syndrome
mental retardation
___ syndrome
Ataxia, confusion, paralysis of EOM
seen in intoxication states
Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome
Vitamin deficiency associated with alcoholism
B1
A consequence of chonic alcoholism where in a disabling memory disorder that is reversible ___
korsakoff pscyhosis
What changes in the brain are seen in Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome?
Hemorrhagic Necrosis of the Mamillary bodies
[Treatment of in alcohol]
what is the role of thiamin in treating chronic alcoholism?
Thiamine resurrects the level of dehydrogenase
___ are seen in chronic alcoholics when forced to reduce or discontinue alcohol
Delirium tremens
____ syndrome
motor agitation, anxiety, insomnia, reduction of seizure threshold
Withdrawal syndrome