STIMULANTS, HALLUCINOGENS, STREET DRUGS Flashcards

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WHICH STIMULANT/HALLUCINOGEN/STREET DRUG CAUSES AGITATION, CONFUSION, HYPERTHERMIA, SEIZ, HTN, TACHYCARDIA, DYSRHYTHMIAS?

A

AMPHETAMINES

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HOW TO TX AMPHETAMINES?

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BENZOS, COOLING, MONITOR CK AND TROPONIN (LESS SYMPATHOMIMETIC WITH MORE HALLUCINOGENIC)

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WHICH STIMULANT/HALLUCINOGEN/STREET DRUG CAUSES HA, FLUSHING, PALPITATIONS, SYNCOPE, METHEMOGLOBINEMIA?

A

AMYL AND BUTYL NITRATES

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WHICH STIMULANT/HALLUCINOGEN/STREET DRUG IS INHALED FOR SEXUAL ENCHANCEMENT? WHAT DOES IT DO?

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AMYL AND BUTYL NITRATES AKA POPPERS; RELAX RECTAL TONE

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WHICH STIMULANT/HALLUCINOGEN/STREET DRUG IS SIMILAR TO THEOPHYLLINE?

A

CAFFEINE

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WHAT IS THEOPHYLLINE? S&S?

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BRONCHODILATOR FOR COPD PTS; ACUTE = METABOLIC ISSUES, CHRONIC = NO METABOLIC ISSUES

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WHICH STIMULANT/HALLUCINOGEN/STREET DRUG CAN BE POTENTIALLY TOXIC AT ANY DOSE?

A

COCAINE

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WHICH STIMULANT/HALLUCINOGEN/STREET DRUG CAUSES MYDRIASIS, EUPHORIA, HYPERTHERMIA, CHEST PAIN, RENAL FAILURE D/T RHABDO?

A

COCAINE

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HOW TO TX COCAINE?

A

BENZOS, EKG MONITORING, COOLING, WBI FOR PACKERS (VERY SYMPATHOMIMETIC)

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WHICH STIMULANT/HALLUCINOGEN/STREET DRUG CAUSES COMA, BRADY, JAW CLENCHING, HYPONATREMIA?

A

GAMMA HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID

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WHICH STIMULANT/HALLUCINOGEN/STREET DRUG CAUSES PULM EDEMA?

A

HEROIN

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WHICH STIMULANT/HALLUCINOGEN/STREET DRUG MORE HALLUCINOGENIC, LESS SYMPATHOMIMETIC TOX?

A

LSD AND OTHER HALLUCINOGENS

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13
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WHICH STIMULANT/HALLUCINOGEN/STREET DRUG CAUSES HYPEREMESIS, YELLOW VISION?

A

MARIJUANA

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WHICH STIMULANT/HALLUCINOGEN/STREET DRUG CAUSES KIDS TO DEVELOP MORE AGITATION AND SEIZ FROM THIS?

A

MARIJUANA

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HOW TO TX MARIJUANA AND THC ANALOGS?

A

HOT SHOWER, BENZOS

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WHICH STIMULANT/HALLUCINOGEN/STREET DRUG CAUSES REDDENED CONJUNCTIVA, DRY MOUTH?

A

THC ANALOGS

17
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NAME THC ANALOGS.

A

K2, SPICE.

18
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WHICH STIMULANT/HALLUCINOGEN/STREET DRUG CAUSES ROTARY NYSTAGMUS, BLANK STARES, MUSCLE RIGIDITY, ARF D/T RHABDO, HTN, LARGE DOSES WILL SEE HOTN DT MYOCARDIAL DEPRESSION?

A

PHENCYCLIDINE (PCP)

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WHICH STIMULANT/HALLUCINOGEN/STREET DRUG IS FOUND IN DECONGESTANTS?

A

SYMPATHOMIMETICS

20
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WHICH STIMULANT/HALLUCINOGEN/STREET DRUG CAUSES PPA=HTN CRISIS?

A

Decongestants causes SYMPATHOMIMETICS

21
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HOW TO TX SYMPATHOMIMETICS Tox caused by taking decongestants?

A

PROPRANOLOL, DEXTROMETHORPHAN, PSEUDOEPHEDRINE (TX= PROPANOLOL), ALBUTEROL (HYPERGLYCEMIA, WATCH K)

22
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WHAT SYM DOES SYNTHETIC CATHINONES (BATH SALTS) CAUSE?

A

SYMPATHOMIMETIC

23
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NAME SYMPATHOMIMETIC TOX.

A

AGITATION, TACHY, HTN, MYDRIASIS, PSYCHOSIS, SEIZ

24
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HOW TO TX SYMPATHOMIMETIC TOX bath salts causes?

A

MONITOR CK, BUN/CR, COOLING, BENZOS

25
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RAPID ONSET OF COMA, BRADY, AND MYOCLONIC JERKING IS COMMON OF WHICH ILLICT DRUG?
GAMMA HYDROXYBUTYRATE (ghb)
MDMA
HEROIN
MARIJUANA
A

GHB