drugs of abuse - clinical Sx of withrdawal and toxicities

Question 1

alcohol withdrawal

Answer 1

delirium tremens, autonomic hyperactivity

Question 2

opioid intoxication

Answer 2

euphoria, resp./CNS depression, pinpoint pupils, seizures

Question 3

opioid intoxication tx

Answer 3

naltrexone, naloxone

Question 4

opioid withdrawal

Answer 4

lacrimation, dilated pupils, piloerection, rinorrhea, yawning, nausea, diarrhea, stomach cramps

Question 5

opioid withdrawal tx

Answer 5

long term support, methadone, buprenorphine. For neonates: tincture of opium

Question 6

alcohol withdrawal tx

Answer 6

benzodiazepines

Question 7

benzodiazepine intoxicity

Answer 7

ataxia, minor resp. depression

Question 8

benzodiazepine toxicity tx

Answer 8

flumazenil

Question 9

Amphetamine withdrawal

Answer 9

increased appetite, hypersomnolence, anhedonia, existential crisis

Question 10

Cocain intoxication

Answer 10

pupil dilation, hallucination, sudden cardiac death

Question 11

cocaine intoxication tx

Answer 11

benzodiazepine

Question 12

nicotine withdrawal

Answer 12

irritability, anxiety, craving

Question 13

PCP intoxication

Answer 13

Belligerence, nystagmus, homicidality, psychosis, delirium

Question 14

PCP withdrawal

Answer 14

death from trauma secondary to belligerene, ppor jdugement, memory loss

Question 15

PCP intoxication tx

Answer 15

benzodiazepines, rapid-acting antipsychotics