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Substance Use Flashcards

1
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Maintenance for opiate use

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Methadone OR buprenorphine

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2
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Can be used for tobacco USE to help patients stop

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Buproprion OR varenicline

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3
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GIVE IV _______________ for delirium tremens from alcohol withdrawal

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IV lorazepam

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4
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More than _____________ on the CAGE is indicative that an alcohol use disorder is likely

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1 yes

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5
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Disinhibition. Impaired judgment. Emotional lability. Slurred speech. Ataxia. Aggression. Blackouts (retrograde amnesia). Coma

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Alcohol intoxication

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6
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Alcohol intoxication can lead to

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Hypoglycemia

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7
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Tremor, tachycardia, hypertension, seizures, agitation, hallucinations, delirium tremens

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Alcohol withdrawal

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8
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Have a low safety margin and cause respiratory depression

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Barbiturates

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9
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Withdrawal can cause life-threatening cardiovascular collapse. Seizures and delerium

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Barbiturates

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10
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Can have interactions with alcohol

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Benzos

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11
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Amnesia, ataxia, somnolence, mild respiratory depression

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Benzo intoxication

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12
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Withdrawal = rebound anxiety, seizures, tremors, insomnia, hypertension, tachycardia

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Benzo withdrawal

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Intoxication = restlessness, insomnia, anxiety

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Nicotine intoxication

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Withdrawal = irritability, headaches, cravings, weight gain, anxiety

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Nicotine withdrawal

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Intoxication - restlessness, insomnia, diuresis, muscle twitching, arrhythmias, psychomotor agitation

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Caffeine intoxication

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Withdrawal - headache, lethargy, depression, weight gain, irritability, cravings

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Caffeine withdrawal

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Euphoria, slowed sense of time, impaired judgment, “heightened senses”

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Marijuana

18
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Social withdrawal, increased appetite, dry mouth, diaphoresis (sweating), conjunctival injection (red eyes)

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Marijuana

19
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Hallucinations, anxiety, paranoia, tachycardia, hypertension, no motivation

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Marijuana

20
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MARKED anxiety or depression. PUPIL DILATION.
FLASHBACKS are long term consequence.
Delusions, visual hallucinations

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LSD

21
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Treat - give reassurance and low stimulation environment. Benzos for severe symptoms

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LSD

22
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Phencyclidine hydrochloride

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PCP

23
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Belligerence, psychosis, violence, impulsiveness, psychomotor agitation

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PCP

24
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Vertical and horizontal nystagmus

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PCP

25
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Fever, tachycardia, ataxia, seizures, delirium

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PCP

26
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Reassure.

IF SEVERE, give benzos or haloperidol

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PCP

27
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Recurrence of intoxication symptoms due to reabsorption in GI tract - sudden onset of severe, random violence

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PCP

28
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Intoxication - Euphoria leading to apathy. CNS depression, constipation, PUPIL CONSTRICTION, respiratory depression

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Opioid intoxication

29
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Naloxone/Naltrexone will reverse effects

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Opioids

30
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Long acting opioid

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Methadone

31
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Withdrawal - anxiety, insomnia, anorexia, diaphoresis (sweating), dilated pupils (blown pupils), fever, rhinorrhea (runny nose), piloerection (goose bumps), nausea, stomach cramps, diarrhea, yawning, myalgia. Extremely uncomfortable, but rarely life threatening

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Opioid withdrawal

32
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Intoxication - psychomotor agitation, impaired judgment, tachycardia, pupillary dilation (blown pupils), fever, diaphoresis (sweating), hypertension, paranoia, angina, arrhythmias, seizures, hallucinations, sudden death

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Amphetamines/cocaine

33
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Treat intoxication with sedatives and benzos for severe agitation

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Amphetamines/cocaine

34
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Post use “crash” with hypersomnolence, dysphoria (uneasy feeling), nightmares, depression, malaise, severe craving, suicidality

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Amphetamine/cocaine withdrawal

35
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Check vitals signs for this for alcohol withdrawal

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Tachycardia and hypertension

36
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Palmar erythema and spider angiomata indicate

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Liver disease

37
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Macrocytosis.

Increased AST and GGT

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Alcohol use disorder

38
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For alcohol withdrawal, start

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Benzo taper (chlordiazepoxide, lorazepam).
Give multivitamins and folic acid.
Thiamine BEFORE GLUCOSE to prevent wernicke’s encephalopathy

39
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Disulfiram, naltrexone, and acamprosate can be used in

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Alcohol withdrawal

40
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Acute and usually reversible ataxia. Confusion and ophthalmoplegia.

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Wernicke’s encephalopathy

41
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Chronic. Often irreversible. Anterograde amnesia with OR without confabulation

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Korsakoff’s syndrome

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