Performance Enhancing Drugs Flashcards

1
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Stanozolol (Winstrol)

A

Synthetic steroid derived from testosterone

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2
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Anabolic effects of testosterone

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  • Increased skeletal muscle mass
  • Increased RBC production
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3
Q

Characteristics of anabolic effects of testosterone are often associated with…

A

strength and endurance

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4
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Steroids have to be dissolved in

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oil

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5
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Androgenic effects of testosterone

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  • Increased libido
  • Facial hair growth
  • Deepening of voice
  • Growth and development of seminal vesicles and prostate gland
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6
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Characteristics of androgenic effects of testosterone are often associated with…

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masculinization

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7
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Adverse effects from anabolic-androgenic steroid use in the bones

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Premature closure of epiphysis in children (stunted growth)

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8
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Adverse effects from anabolic-androgenic steroid use in breast tissue

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Gynecomastia (abnormal breast growth) in males

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9
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Adverse effects from anabolic-androgenic steroid use in the cardiovascular system

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  • Increased risk of MI or stroke
  • Raised LDL (bad) and lowered HDL (good)
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10
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Adverse effects from anabolic-androgenic steroid use in the CNS

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  • Increased aggression
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11
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Adverse effects from anabolic-androgenic steroid use in hair

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  • Hirsutism (male-pattern hair growth) in women
  • Accelerated male-pattern baldness in men (DHT damages hair follicle)
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12
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Adverse effects from anabolic-androgenic steroid use in the liver

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  • Impaired function (hepatoxicity from orally active steroids)
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13
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Adverse effects from anabolic-androgenic steroid use in the skin

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  • Cystic acne
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14
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Adverse effects from anabolic-androgenic steroid use in vocal cords

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  • Deepening of voice in females
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15
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Adverse effects from anabolic-androgenic steroid use in the reproductive system

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  • Suppression of gonadal steroidogenesis
  • Testicular atrophy
  • Abnormal prostate growth
  • Amenorrhea in females
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16
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Amenorrhea

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Absence or cessation of menstrual periods

17
Q

Hirsutism

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Male-pattern hair growth

18
Q

Routes of steroid drug administration

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  • Oral
  • Injection
  • Pellet
  • Transdermal (patch/gel)
  • Sublingual troche
  • Nasal spray
  • Intra-vaginal
19
Q

First-pass effect

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Phenomenon of drug metabolism where concentration of orally administered pill is greatly reduced before it reaches systemic circulation

20
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Four potential systems of the first pass effect

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  1. Gut wall enzymes
  2. Gastrointestinal lumen enzymes
  3. Bacterial enzymes
  4. Hepatic enzymes
21
Q

The ________ carries blood from the digestive tract to the liver.

A

Hepatic portal vein

22
Q

High index of medication

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More anabolic