DRE Matrix Flashcards
Foot Note #1
Soma, Quaaludes and some anti-depressants usually dilate pupils
Foot Note #2
Quaaludes, Etoh and possibly some anti-depressants may elevate
Foot Note #3
Certain psychedelic amphetamines cause slowing
Foot Note #4
Normal but maybe dilated
Foot Note #5
Down with anaesthetic gases; up with volatile solvents and aerosols
Foot Note #6
Pupil size possibly normal
What three drug categories show HGN?
CNS Depressants
Inhalants
Dissociative Anaesthetics
What three drug categories show VGN?
CNS Depressants (high dose) Inhalants (high dose) Dissociative Anaesthetics
What four drug categories show lack of convergence?
CNS Depressants
Inhalants
Dissociative Anaesthetics
Cannabis
What drug categories show a normal pupil size?
CNS Depressants (soma, Quaaludes & some anti-depressants usually dilate pupils.)
Inhalants (normal but may be dilated)
Dissociative Anaesthetics
What drug categories show dilated pupil size?
Cannabis (pupil size possibly normal)
CNS Stimulants
Hallucinogens
What drug categories show constricted pupil size?
Narcotic Analgesics
What drug categories show pupils having a slow reaction to light?
CNS Depressants
Inhalants
CNS Stimulants
What drug categories show pupils having a normal reaction to light?
Dissociative Anaesthetics
Cannabis
Hallucinogens (certain psychedelic amphetamines cause slowing)
What drug categories show pupils having little to no visible reaction to light?
Narcotic Analgesics
What drug categories show a decreased pulse rate?
CNS Depressants (Quaaludes and ETOH and possibly some anti-depressants may elevate) Narcotic Analgesics
What drug categories show an increase in pulse rate?
Inhalants Dissociative Anaesthetics Cannabis CNS Stimulants Hallucinogens
What drug categories show a decrease in blood pressure?
CNS Depressants
Inhalants (down with anaesthetic gases)
Narcotic Analgesics
What drug categories show an increase in blood pressure?
Inhalants (up with volatile solvents and aerosols) Dissociative Anaesthetics Cannabis CNS Stimulants Hallucinogens
What drug categories show a normal state of body temperature?
CNS Depressants
Inhalants
Cannabis
What drug categories show a decrease in body temperature?
Inhalants
Narcotic Analgesics