Lesson 3 Flashcards
Inability to meet major role obligations
Substance abuse
Increase in legal problems or risk-taking behavior or exposure to hazardous situations due to an addicting substance
Substance abuse
If she has withdrawal symptoms after discontinuation of the substance
Substance dependent
The fetus has ___% drug concentration as that of the mother
50%
Separation of the placenta
Abruptio placenta
Drug test can be thru _____
Urine; hair
What are the common substances abused?
Cocaine
Amphetamine
Marijuana
Alcohol
Inhalants
Opiates
Phenycyclidine
Most frequently abused drug during pregnancy
Cocaine
It is also known as party drug
Cocaine
It causes extreme vasoconstriction severely compromising fetal circulation leading to premature separation of the placenta
Cocaine
Separation of placenta can result to:
Preterm labor or fetal death
Fetal Withdrawal Symptoms of Cocaine
Tremulousness
Irritability
Muscle Rigidity
Learning defects
Intracranial hemorrhage
Detected by urinalysis
It has similar effects to cocaine
Amphetamine / Methamphetamine
When smoked causes tachycardia and a sense of well being
Marijuama or hashish
Another name for marijuana
Hashish
It used to counteract nausea in early pregnancy
Marijuana
WHat are the effects of Marijuana or Hashish?
Loss of short term memory
Reduced milk production
Incidence or respiratory infection
Excretion of drug in breast milk
Animal tranquilizer frequently used as a street drug
Phencyclidine / PCP
Known as street drug
Phencyclidine
It increases cardiac output and gives a sense of euphoria
Phencyclidine
This drug causes hallucinations
Phencyclidine
Tends to leave the maternal circulation and concentrate in fetal cells
Phencyclidine
In the US, marijuana is used as ______
Chronic pain
It is used for pain, cough suppression,
Narcotic agonists
