STIMULANTS, HALLUCINOGENS, STREET DRUGS Flashcards
WHICH STIMULANT/HALLUCINOGEN/STREET DRUG CAUSES AGITATION, CONFUSION, HYPERTHERMIA, SEIZ, HTN, TACHYCARDIA, DYSRHYTHMIAS?
AMPHETAMINES
HOW TO TX AMPHETAMINES?
BENZOS, COOLING, MONITOR CK AND TROPONIN (LESS SYMPATHOMIMETIC WITH MORE HALLUCINOGENIC)
WHICH STIMULANT/HALLUCINOGEN/STREET DRUG CAUSES HA, FLUSHING, PALPITATIONS, SYNCOPE, METHEMOGLOBINEMIA?
AMYL AND BUTYL NITRATES
WHICH STIMULANT/HALLUCINOGEN/STREET DRUG IS INHALED FOR SEXUAL ENCHANCEMENT? WHAT DOES IT DO?
AMYL AND BUTYL NITRATES AKA POPPERS; RELAX RECTAL TONE
WHICH STIMULANT/HALLUCINOGEN/STREET DRUG IS SIMILAR TO THEOPHYLLINE?
CAFFEINE
WHAT IS THEOPHYLLINE? S&S?
BRONCHODILATOR FOR COPD PTS; ACUTE = METABOLIC ISSUES, CHRONIC = NO METABOLIC ISSUES
WHICH STIMULANT/HALLUCINOGEN/STREET DRUG CAN BE POTENTIALLY TOXIC AT ANY DOSE?
COCAINE
WHICH STIMULANT/HALLUCINOGEN/STREET DRUG CAUSES MYDRIASIS, EUPHORIA, HYPERTHERMIA, CHEST PAIN, RENAL FAILURE D/T RHABDO?
COCAINE
HOW TO TX COCAINE?
BENZOS, EKG MONITORING, COOLING, WBI FOR PACKERS (VERY SYMPATHOMIMETIC)
WHICH STIMULANT/HALLUCINOGEN/STREET DRUG CAUSES COMA, BRADY, JAW CLENCHING, HYPONATREMIA?
GAMMA HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID
WHICH STIMULANT/HALLUCINOGEN/STREET DRUG CAUSES PULM EDEMA?
HEROIN
WHICH STIMULANT/HALLUCINOGEN/STREET DRUG MORE HALLUCINOGENIC, LESS SYMPATHOMIMETIC TOX?
LSD AND OTHER HALLUCINOGENS
WHICH STIMULANT/HALLUCINOGEN/STREET DRUG CAUSES HYPEREMESIS, YELLOW VISION?
MARIJUANA
WHICH STIMULANT/HALLUCINOGEN/STREET DRUG CAUSES KIDS TO DEVELOP MORE AGITATION AND SEIZ FROM THIS?
MARIJUANA
HOW TO TX MARIJUANA AND THC ANALOGS?
HOT SHOWER, BENZOS