CNS DEPRESSANTS

Question 1

DEFINE CNS DEPRESSANTS

Answer 1

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS ARE DRUGS THAT CAN BE USED TO SLOW DOWN BRAIN ACTIVITY

Question 2

PURPOSE OF CNS DEPRESSANTS

Answer 2

PRESCRIBED BY A PHYSICIAN TO TREAT THE FOLLOWING:

1. ANXIETY
2. MUSCLE TENSION,
3. PAIN
4. INSOMNIA
5. ACUTE STRESS REACTIONS
6. PANIC ATTACKS
7. AND SEIZURE DISORDERS

Question 3

WHAT IS ANOTHER USE FOR CNS DEPRESSANTS?

Answer 3

AT HIGHER DOSES THEY CAN BE USED AS GENERAL ANESTHETICS.

Question 4

GENERAL TYPES OF CNS

Answer 4

1. ALCOHOL
2. NARCOTICS,
3. BARBITURATES
4. BENZODIAZEPINES
5. CHLORAL HYDRATE & METHAQUALONE
6. OTHERS

Question 5

LIST OF CNS - NARCOTICS

Answer 5

1. COCAINE
2. HEROIN.
3. MORPHINE
4. HYDROCODONE

Question 6

LIST OF CNS - BARBITURATES

Answer 6

1. AMYTAL
2. NEMBUTAL
3. SECONAL

Question 7

LIST OF CNS - BENZODIAZEPINES

Answer 7

1. ATIVAN
2. HALCION
3. LIBRIUM
4. VALIUM
5. XANAX

Question 8

LIST OF CHLORAL HYDRATES/METHAQUALONES

Answer 8

1. QUALUDES

Question 9

LIST OF OTHER NEWER CNS

Answer 9

1. BUSPAR

2. AMBIEN

Question 10

NAME THE NEUROTRANSMITTER AFFECTED BY CNS DEPRESSANTS.

Answer 10

(GMBA) GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID

Question 11

STREET NAMES OF CNS DEPRESSANTS

Answer 11

1. REDS
2. YELLOWS,
3. BLUES
4. LUDES
5. BARBS
6. DOWNERS

Question 12

WHAT IS THE MOST WIDELY ABUSED CNS?

Answer 12

ALCOHOL

Question 13

DEFINE THE TERM DRUG TOLERANCE.

Answer 13

LARGER DOSES ARE NEEDED TO ACHIEVE THE SAME EFFECTS.

Question 14

BASIC CNS WITHDRAWAL STRATEGY

Answer 14

GRADUAL REDUCTION OF DOSAGE

Question 15

WHY ARE CNS OVERDOSES COMMON?

Answer 15

RELATIVELY SMALL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE OPTIMAL DOSE AND AN OVERDOSE.

Question 16

TYPICAL RESULTS OF CNS OVERDOSE

Answer 16

1. COMA
2. SLOWED BREATHING
3. DEATH

Question 17

WHY DO THE ELDERLY REQUIRE EXTRA CARE WITH DOSAGE?

Answer 17

THEY HAVE A REDUCED ABILITY TO METABOLIZE CNS DEPRESSANTS.

Question 18

LIST 3 THINGS THAT CAN EXASPERATE THE EFFECTS OF CNS.

Answer 18

1. ALCOHOL

2. CERTAIN HERBAL REMEDIES SUCH AS VALERIAN AND KAVA ROOT.

Question 19

TYPICAL SIDE-EFFECTS OF CNS DEPRESSANTS TAKEN TO EXCESS

Answer 19

1. CONFUSION
2. DIZZINESS
3. IMPAIRED JUDGMENT
4. MEMORY LAPSE
5. INTELLECTUAL PERFORMANCE
6. MOTOR COORDINATION

Question 20

4 STAGES OF CNS WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS

Answer 20

1. SHAKES IN 90% OF CASES OCCURS 24-36 HRS AFTER LAST DRINK.
2. HALLUCINATIONS IN 25% OF CASES
3. SEIZURES OCCUR BETWEEN 7-48 HRS.
4. DELIRIUM TREMENS OCCUR IN 3-5 DAYS FROM LAST DRINK.

Question 21

CHARACTERISTICS OF CNS SHAKES

Answer 21

1. FLUSHED FACE
2. NAUSEA
3. IRRITABILITY
4. LOSS OF APPETITE
5. DISORIENTATION
6. INSOMNIA

Question 22

CHARACTERISTICS OF DNS HALLUCINATIONS

Answer 22

1. PERCEPTION DISTURBANCES FROM SHADOWS AND MOVEMENTS

2. OBJECTS CAN LOOK DISTORTED OR UNREAL.

Question 23

CHARACTERISTIC OF DNS SEIZURES

Answer 23

GRAND MAL (FULL BODY) SEIZURES

Question 24

CHARACTERISTICS OF DNS DT’S

Answer 24

1. AGITATION
2. HALLUCINATIONS
3. FEVER
4. DILATED PUPILS
5. DELUSIONS
6. CONFUSION
7. SLEEP DISORDERS
8. TREMORS
9. SWEATING
10. TACHYCARDIA

Question 25

WHAT IS TACHYCARDIA

Answer 25

RAPID HEART RATE