Culture & sensitivity

Question 1

Culture and Sensitivity

Answer 1

When a urine sample is kept under conditions that allow bacteria and other organisms to grow.

Question 2

Males have an _________ in there prostate

Answer 2

Antibacterial

Question 3

Methamphetamine

Answer 3

“Crank, speed, crystal, go-fast”
CNS stimulant (euphoria, mood elevation, appetite suppression, restlessness)
Physiological effects= fixed and dilated pupils, increase HRT rate and BP
Detectable in:
Blood-1-3 days
Urine- 1-4 days
Effect-4-8 hrs

Question 4

Cocaine

Answer 4

“coke, crack, snow, flake”
Major metabolites= Benzoylecgonine, ecgonine methyl esther
CNS stimulant (euphoria, mood elevation, appetite suppression, restlessness)
Physiological effects= fixed and dilated pupils, increase HRT rate and BP
Detected in:
Blood-5-6hrs
Urine- 12 hrs… Benzo metabolite 2-4 days
Smoking-30-40mins peak at 3-5 mins. Nasal-60-90 mins

Question 5

Codeine

Answer 5

Opiate
Metabolite=morphine
Effects- pain relief at high does CNS depression.  Pinpoint pupils, warm flushed skin, respiratory depression
Detectable:
Urine-2-3 days
Lasts 4-6 hrs

Question 6

Morphine

Answer 6

Opiate
Metabolite-Morphine glucuronide
Effects- pain relief at high does CNS depression.  Pinpoint pupils, warm flushed skin, respiratory depression
Detectable
Urine-2-3 days
Lasts 4-6 hrs

Question 7

Heroin

Answer 7

Opioid
“smack, horse, diacetylmorphine”
Metabolites- morphine, 6-monoacetylmorphine (6-MAM)
Euphoria and CNS depression, slow speech, droopy eyelids, drowsy, lethargic, metally slow
Pinpoint pupils, shallow breathing, muscle relaxation
Detectable
Urine 2-3 days
Lasts 4-6 hrs

Question 8

Pot

Answer 8

Psychoactive cannabinoid
Pot, grass, sensemilla, thai sticks, Acapulco gold, reefer
metabolites- 11-nor-9-carboxy-delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol
Euphoria, relaxation, anti-nausea, hallucinations short-term memory loss
Detectable
Blood- 3-4 hrs
Urine- days to weeks

Question 9

PCP

Answer 9

Animal tranquilizer, CNS stimulant, depressant, analgesic and hallucinatory
Angel dust or hog
Euphoria, mood elevation, lethargy, drowsiness, ataxia, disorientation, blank stare
Horizontal and vertical nystagmus, sweating, flushing, slurred speech and loss of pain perception
Detectable
Blood-1-3 days
Urine 3-7+ days