Ethanol Flashcards
1
Q
ethanol effects
A
lowers body temp
stimulates gastric acid secretion
2
Q
binge drinking definition male and female
A
male is 5 + drinks
female is 4 + drinks in 2 hours
3
Q
line between low risk drinking and heavy alcohol use (# of drinks)
A
women is 3/day, 7/week
men is 4/day, 14/week
4
Q
alcohol density
A
0.78924 g/mL
drank 12g x (1mL/0.789g) = 15.21mL
grams seems small but mL is actually higher once you convert
5
Q
converstion between [ethanol] in breath and BAC
A
breath [ethanol] x 2100 = BAC
6
Q
BAC
A
%w/v
g/dL
1dL = 100mL
7
Q
elimination is ____
F =
Vd
A
saturable
0.8
Vd = 0.6L/kg
8
Q
two enzymes that metabolize ethanol
A
alcohol dehydrogenase
CYP2E1
9
Q
ethanol elimination is ____ order at first then becomes ______ order when C
A
zero order then first order
initially, the rate of elim = -Vm
