Chapter 6 Signs And Symptoms Of Specific Overdoses

Question 1

Opiates (Examples: morphine, codeine)

Opioids (examples: heroin, methadone, oxycodone)

Answer 1

• Hypoventilation or respiratory arrest
• Pinpoint pupils
• Sedation or coma
• hypotension

Question 2

Sympathomimetics (examples: epinephrine, albuterol, cocaine, methamphetamine)

Answer 2

• Hypertension
• tachycardia
• dilated pupils
• agitation or seizures
• hyperthermia

Question 3

Sedative-Hypnotics (Examples: diazepam, secobarbital, flunitrazepam, midazolam)

Answer 3

Signs and symptoms

-Slurred speech, sedation or coma, hyperventilation, hypotension

Question 4

Anti-cholinergics

Examples: atropine, diphenhydramine, chlorpheniramine,doxylamine, datura stramonium [jimsonweed]

Answer 4

Signs and symptoms
Tachycardia, hyperthermia, hypertension, dilated pupils, dry skin and mucous membranes, sedation, agitation, seizures, coma, or delirium, Decreased bowel sounds

Question 5

Cholinergics (Examples: organophosphates, pilocarpine, nerve gas)

Answer 5

Signs and symptoms
Airway compromise, SLUDGEM
-Salivation, sweating
-Lacrimation (excessive tearing of the eyes)
-Defecation, drooling, diarrhea
-Gastric upset and cramps
-Emesis
-Muscle twitching/miosis(pinpoint pupils)