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Chapter 101- Drug abuse Flashcards

1
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Specific findings of drug use (5)

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Dental caries
Madarosis
Scarring 
Tattooing
Staining
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Most widely used psychoactive substance in the world

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Caffeine

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Recurrent use of illegal drugs or the misuse of nonprescription or prescription drugs that results in negative consequences

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Drug abuse

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Characterized by physiologic dependence and inability to consistently abstain from the drug

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Drug addiction

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5
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With the exception of caffeine, ___ is the most widely used drug in the world

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Cannabis

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Second most commonly used drug worldwide

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Amphetamine

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Cause the highest negative health impact

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Opiates

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‘The gateway drug’ is the most commonly used illicit drug

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Marijuana

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9
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Central role in many neuropsychiatric conditions, including substance addiction

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Dopaminergic neural pathways

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Protective factors for drug use

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Religiosity

Strong family support

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11
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Gold standard for diagnosis of most legal and illegal agents

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Drug testing

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12
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Result of venous thrombosis with subsequenr scarring and pigmentation of the veins

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Track marks

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13
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The most common site for track marks

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Medial vein in the antecubital fossa of nondominant arm

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14
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Lack of track marks precludes IV drug use.

True or False

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False, does not

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15
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Most common drugs associated with track marks

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Cocaine

Heroin

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16
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Method of injecting intradermally or subcutaneously leaving irregular leukodermic atrophic scars that are irreversible

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Skin popping

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17
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Lobular panniculitis can be induced by sclerosants such as ___ and diluents such as ___

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Pentazocine

Talc

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18
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Most common disease for which users are admitted to the hospital

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Skin and soft tissue infections

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19
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Overdose is the usual acute complication seen in the population.
True or False

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False, sepsis

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20
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Skin popping has a ___fold greater risk of infection when compared to IV injection

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5

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21
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Blood cultures are often negative in SSTIs.

True or False

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True

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22
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Most frequently cultured organism

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#1 Staphylococcus aureus
#2 group A B hemolytic Streptococcus
#3 Rikinella corrodens
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23
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Classic signs of anaerobic infection such as free air bubbles on radiograph or foul smell may not be present.
True or False

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True

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24
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___, added to heroin, increases the risk of tetanus

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Quinine

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25
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___ is ideal for the growth of botulism due to high water content

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Black tar heroin

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26
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Diagnostic test of choice for botulism

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Standard mouse bioassay of serum

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Treatment of botulism

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Antitoxin + high dose penicillIn + surgical debridement

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28
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___ has been reported among IV heroin users who ised lemon juice to dissolve the heroin

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Disseminated candidiasis

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29
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___ can be achieved through the use of inhalants

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Euphoria and delirium

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30
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Perioral or perinasal dermatitis in perioral or perinasal area associated with use of inhalants

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Huffer’s rash

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Helpful clue to inhalant-induced dermatitis

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Yellow crust due to nitrates

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32
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Other terms for cocaine

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C 
Coke
Snow
Flake
Blow
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Sympathomimetic that causes tachycardia, HPN, and mydriasis from Erythroxylum coca

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Cocaine

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34
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Free base form of cocaine processed with ammonia or sodium bicarbonate

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Crack

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35
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Nasal verrucae that can develop in cocaine users

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Snorter’s warts

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36
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___ antibodies are found in patients with cocaine-induced midline destructive lesions

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Anti human neutrophil elastase antibodies

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37
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Cocaine has been implicated in the ff:

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Unmask or cause scleroderma, Raynaud phenomenon
SJS, AGEP
Urticarial vasculitis, Churg Strauss, necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis
Buerger disease
Halitosis
Lip smacking
Formication
Madarosis
Palmar hyperkeratosis
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38
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Common adulterant added to cocaine that can cause neutropeni, agranulocytosis, and vasculitis

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Levamisole

39
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Distinctive retiform purpura on the ears with or without lesions elsewhere (nose, cheeks, extremities)

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Levamisole-induced necrosis syndrome (LINES)

40
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Half life of levamisole

41
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High titers of __ are present in 70% of cases

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Perinuclear antineutrophil antibodies and anti-MPO antibodies

42
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Other terms for heroin

A

H
Junk
Ska
Smack

43
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Opiate, synthesized from morphine that causes miosis, respiratory depression

44
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A heroin user may inject up to __ times a day

45
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Heroin users can develop ___, esp on genitals and on their face

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High pruritus

46
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Heroin causes:

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Urticaria
Puffy hand syndrome
Penile ulcers, necrotizing cellulitis of scrotum
FDE, TEN
Pemphigus vegetans
Necrolytic migratory erythema
Acanthosis nigricans
47
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Alternatives to heroin

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Tripelennamine with pentazocine (Ts and blues)

48
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Induce a sense of euphoria and enhance senosry perception via effects on multiple neurochemical pathways; pimples and widespread guttate psoriasis

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3,4- methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)

49
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Induce euphoria and aphrodisiac, and a ‘reversible coma’ and short term memory loss

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Gamma hydroxybutyrate
Liquid X
Liquid Ecstacy
Fantasy

50
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It causes euphoria, increased energy, anxiety, aggression, hallucinations, and severe withdrawal.

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Methamphetamine
Meth
Speed
Chalk
Ice
Crystal
Glass
Crank
51
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Signs of methamphetamine abuse (5)

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Intense pruritus
Body odor
Weight loss
Premature aging
Hyperhidrosis
52
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Consists of numerous dental caries and enamel erosions satrting at the gum line due to xerostomia, bruxism, and poor dental hygiene

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Meth mouth

53
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Treatment for narcolepsy

A

Amphetamine and methylphenidate

54
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Found in ergot, alter one’s sense of time and sensory perception

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Lysergic acid diethylamide

Mushrooms

55
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Main cutaneous side effect of LSD

56
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Psychoactive compounds of LSD

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Psilocybin

Psilocin

57
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Clonazepam can cause (2)

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Morbiliform hypersensitivity eruptions

Erythema multiforme

58
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Other names for cannabis

A

Marijuana
Mary Jane
Pot
Weed

59
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Psychoactive chemical compund of marijuana

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9- tetrahydrocannabinol

60
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For cannabis, oral consumption effects starts later than inhalation but can lasy as long as ___

61
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Serious vascular complication that can occur with chronic use of cannabis. It presents as peripheral ischemia of the lower limbs

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Cannabis arteritis

62
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Cannabis arteritis may be due to combine vasocontrictive effects of THC and

63
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Difference of cannabis arteritis vs atherosclerosis

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Cannabis arteritis: occlusion below the knee

Atherosclerosis: calcified plaques in iliofemoral areas

64
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Treatment for cannabis arteritis

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Low dose aspirin (81mg)

If severe, iloprost (2mkday)

65
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Expand volume of drug to increase distribution

66
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Enhance the effects of main active ingredient or facilitate administration of drug

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Adulterants

67
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An adulterant in heroin which causes cardiac events

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Clenbuterol

68
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Combination of areca nut, betel elaf, slaked lime

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Betel quid

69
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Main stimulant of betel

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Psychoactive alkaloid

70
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Brownish red discoloration of buccal mucosa associated with irregular desquamation due to betel use

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Chewer’s mucosa

71
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Prodrome of oral dysethesia followed by palpable vertical fibrous bands that may require surgical interventions associated with betel use

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Oral submucous fibrosis

72
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Oral carcinoma can occur on the ff areas (2) due to betel use

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Buccal areas of tongue

Labial mucosa

73
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Synthetic opioid ten times more potent than heroin

A

Desomorphine

Krokodil

74
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Drug of abuse in Russia that is highly addictive and causes scaly green black changes in users which also involves muscle and cartilaginous tissue

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Desomorphine

Krokodil

75
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Common cutaneous signs of alcohol abuse (3)

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Spider angiomata
Palmar erythema
Telangiectasia

76
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Latent congenital nevi that presents in the setting of alcohol-induced hyperestrogenism, often in C3-C4 distribution, as thread-like collections of fine telangiectasias

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Nevoid telangiectasia

77
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Systemic jaundice is seen when serum bilirubin levels reach greater than ___

78
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Classic nail change ‘Terry’s nails’ seen in liver cirrhosis is described as

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Proximal nail: nontranslucent white

Distal nail: pink

79
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Terry’s nails present in ___ of patients with alcoholic cirrhosis

80
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Hallmark cutaneous condition associated with alcohol abuse

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Porphyria cutanea tarda

81
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More than __ chemicals m found in tobacco smoke are known to be carcinogenic

82
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Use of tobacco incites/worsens the ff conditions (4)

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Psoriasis
Hidradenitis suppurativa
Subacute and chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus

83
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Smokers should not use __ due to high risk of lung cancer

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B carotene supplements

84
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Uniform keratosis of the hard palate with multiple umbilicated erythematous papules that are the inflamed orifices of minor salivary glands

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Leukokeratosis nicotinica palati (nicotine stomatitis, smoker’s palate)

85
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Homogenous white plaque that affects the anterior 2/3 of dorsal tongue

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Leukokeratosis nicotinica glossae

86
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Legally prescribed opioids that can produce analgesia

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Hydrocodone
Oxycodone
Morphine
Codeine

87
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Most common side effect of prescription opioids

A

CNS depression

88
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Side effects may not reverse upon discontinuation of anabolic steroids.
True or False

89
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Systemic side effects associated with anabolic steroid use

A

Hepatic enzyme elevation
Jaundice
HPN
Lipid abnormalities

90
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Most common drug that cause madarosis

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Cocaine
Heroin
Methamphetamine

91
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Most common drugs that cause vasculitis

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Cocaine
Levamisole
Cannabis
Tobacco

92
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Most common drugs that cause Formication

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Methamphetamine
Cocaine
Heroin
Alcohol

93
Q

Most common drugs that cause acne

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MDMA
Methamphetamine
Anabolic steroids
Cannabis

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