Drug withdrawals/intoxications

Question 1

PCP intoxication

Answer 1

violence, impulsivity, psychomotor agitation, nystagmus, tachycardia, hyperension, analgesia, psychosis, delirium, seizures
Trauma is most common complication

Question 2

PCP intoxication treatment

Answer 2

Benzodiazepines, rapid acting antipsychotics

Question 3

LSD intoxication symptoms

Answer 3

Perceptual distortion, depersonalization, anxiety, paranoia, psychosis, possible flashbacks

Question 4

Marijuana intoxication

Answer 4

Euphoria, anxiety, paranoid delusions, perception of slowed time, impaired judgement, social withrawal, increased appetitie, dry mouth, conjunctival injection, hallucinations

Question 5

Marijuana withdrawal symptoms

Answer 5

Irritability, anxiety, depression, insomnia, restlessness, decreased appetite

Question 6

MDMA intoxication

Answer 6

Hallucinogenic: euphoria, disinhibition, hyperactivity, distorted sensory and time perception, teeth clenching. Life threatening effects include hypertension, tachycardia, hyperthermia, hyponatremia, serotonin syndrome

Question 7

MDMA withdrawal

Answer 7

Depression, fatigue, change in appetitie, difficulty concentrating, anxiety

Question 8

What is dronabinol?

Answer 8

Antiemetic form of cannabinoids that can also be used as appetite stimulant

Question 9

What is the timeline of alcohol withdrawal?

Answer 9

3-36 hours: Minor symptoms similar to other depressants
6-48 hours: Withdrawal seizures
12-48 hours: Alcoholic hallucinosis
48-96 hours: Delerium tremens

Question 10

What are the symptoms of alcohol intoxication?

Answer 10

Emotional lability, slurred speech, ataxia, coma, blackouts

Increased serum gamma-glutmyltransferase and increased AST compared to ALT

Question 11

What are the symptoms of opioid intoxication?

Answer 11

Euphoria, respiratory and CNS depression, decreased gag reflex, pinpoint pupils, seizures. Most common cause of drug overdose death

Question 12

What are the sypmtoms of opioid withdrawal?

Answer 12

Sweating, dilated pupils, piloerection, fever, rhinorrhea, yawning, nausea, stomach cramps, diarrhea (flu like symptoms)

Question 13

What are the symptoms of barbiturates?

Answer 13

Low safety margin, marked respiratory depression

Question 14

What are the symptoms of barbiturate withdrawal?

Answer 14

Dlirium, life threatening cardiovascular collapse

Question 15

What are the symptoms of benzo intoxication?

Answer 15

Ataxia, minor respiratory depression

Question 16

What are the symptoms of benzo withdrawal?

Answer 16

Sleep disturbance, depression, anxiety, seizure

Question 17

Amphetamine intoxication

Answer 17

Euphoria, grandiosity, pupillary dilation, prolonged wakefulness, and attention, hypertension, tachycardia, anorexia, paranoia, fever
Cardiac arrest, seizures

Question 18

What are the effects of cocaine intoxication

Answer 18

Impaired judgement, pupillary dilation, hallucinations, paranoid ideas, angina, cardiac death

Question 19

What are the symptoms of caffeine intoxication?

Answer 19

Restlessness, increased diuresis, muscle twitching

Question 20

What are the symptoms of caffeine withdrawal?

Answer 20

Headache, difficulty concentrating, flu like symptoms

Question 21

What are the effects of nicotine intoixcaiton?

Answer 21

Restlessness

Question 22

What are the effects of nicotine withdrawal?

Answer 22

Irritability, anciety, restlessness, difficulty concentrating