Drugs of Abuse and Thermal Injuries (9) Flashcards
Cocaine causes what main symptoms?
Cardiac Arrhythmias
MI due to platelet aggregation and Vasoconstriction
Tachycardia and HTN
Lethal Cardiac Arrhythmias due to cocaine use are NOT? And what causes them?
DOSE - related!
Disruption of sympathetic and ion transport activity
Cocaine also causes decreased blood flow to?
Placenta
Opiates cause what main symptoms?
Respiratory Depression
Cardiac arrest
Pulmonary Edema
If Opiates cause infections, what will occur?
Endocarditis in the RIGHT heart valves
Endocarditis in the RIGHT heart valves will most likely be from?
Opiate use
Violent behavior, confusion, hallucinations and paranoia
Methamphetamine
Chronic use of MDMA (ecstasy) causes?
Sleep disorders
Aggression
Depression
Anxiety
Marijuana bad effects
Increased HR, Angina with CAD if BP affected
- Cognitive and Psychomotor impairments
How would marijuana cause cancer?
High amounts of carcinogens in smoke
What component of Marijuana causes cognitive and psychomotor impairments?
THC
What 3 things does a burn injury depend on?
- Depth of burn
- % of body surface affected
- Internal injuries
The rule of 9’s is used to calculate?
% of body surface affected by burns
1st degree burn
Just epidermis
2nd degree burn
Epidermis and Dermis
3rd degree burn
Epidermis, Dermis and Subcutaneous tissue
4th degree burn
All the way to the muscle
Shock from a burn occurs when?
Burns over 20% of body surface
Shock symptoms
Pulmonary edema (more fluid in interstitial space) Hypermetabolic state due to increased heat loss
Hyperthermia
Prolonged exposure to elevated temperatures