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1
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alcohol intake men and women

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14 units a week spread evenly over 3+ days

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2
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how is units calculated

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milimeters x ABV/ 1000

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what is a binge

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8 units in one sitting for men and 6 for women

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4
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what is hazardous drinking

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8-14 units a week / not impacting life

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what is harmful drinking

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15+ units / harmful to help

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mechanism of alcohol withdrawal

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alcohol enhances GABA (inhibitory pathway) and inhibits NMDA (excitatory pathway) // so withdrawal is opposite (decreased GABA and increased NMDA)

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7
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when do withdrawal alcohol symptoms occur

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6-12 hours after last drink

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symptoms alcohol withdrawal

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tremor, sweating, tachycardia, anxiety

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peak incidence seizures alcohol withdrawal

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36 hours

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when does delirium tremens occur

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48-72 hours

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symptoms delirium tremens

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coarse tremor, confused, delusions, hallucinations, fever, tachy

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1st line mx alcohol withdrawal

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decreasing dose of long acting benzos eg chlordiazepoxide or diazepam

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13
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mx alcohol withdrawal if hepatic failure

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lorazepam

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14
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what AED can be used in alcohol withdrawal

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carbamazepine

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questionnaires to assess drinking

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CAGE (cut down? annoyed? guilty? ever drink for neves?) // audit (20+)

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16
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what supplement should all alcoholics take

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thiamine

17
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meds to help alcoholics cut down

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disulfram (makes hangovers horrific) // acamprosate (reduces cravings)

18
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what causes wernickes

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thiamine deficiency –> petechial haemorrhages in brain

19
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triad of wernickes

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opthalmoplegia/ nystagmus, ataxia, encephalopathy // (+ peripheral sensory neuropathy)

20
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invx wernickes

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decreased red cell transketolase // MRI

21
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mx Wernickes

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thiamine

22
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what can wernickes develop into

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korsakoff

23
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symptoms korsakoff

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anterograde amnesia (cant make new memories), retrograde amnesia, confabulation

24
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which part of brain is damaged in korsakoffs

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mammillary bodies of hypothalamus and medial thalamus

25
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symptoms opioid misuse

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runny nose, needle tracks, pinpoint pupils, drowsy, watery eyes, yawning

26
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complications opioid misuse

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viral infection HIV, hep B+V // endocarditis, septic arthitis, nec fasc // VTE // resp depression // social problems

27
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symptoms opioid overdose

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pinpoint // low GCS // resp depression // hypotension + tachy

28
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mx opioid overdose

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IV or IM nalaxone (short duration)

29
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mx opioid dependence

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methadone or buprenorphine

30
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how long should opioid detox last

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4 weeks inpatient // 12 weeks community

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