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Substance Use/Abuse Flashcards

1
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Treatment for DTs in alcohol withdrawal

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benzodiazepines

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2
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Alcoholic lab values

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GGT sensitive

AST 2X > ALT

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3
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Intoxication: Ataxia, minor respiratory depression

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Benzos

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4
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Intoxication: euphoria, respiratory and CNS depression, decreased gag reflex, pinpoint pupils

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Opioids (ex. heroin)

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5
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Intoxication: emotional lability, slurred speech, ataxia, coma, blackouts

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Alcohol

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6
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Intoxication: marked respiratory depression

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Barbiturates

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Intoxication: euphoria, grandiosity, pupillary dilation, prolonged wakefulness and attention, hypertension, tachycardia, anorexia, paranoia, fever

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Amphetamines

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Intoxication: impaired judgement, pupil dilation, hallucinations, paranoid ideations, angina, sudden cardiac death

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Cocaine

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9
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Intoxication: restlessness, increased diuresis, muscle twitching

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caffeine

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10
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Intoxication: restlessness

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Nicotine

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Intoxication: belligerence, impulsiveness, psychomotor agitation, analgesia, vertical and horizontal nystagmus, tachycardia, homicidality, psychosis, delirium, seizures

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PCP

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12
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Intoxication: perceptual distortion, depersonalization, anxiety, paranoia, psychosis, possible flashbacks

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LSD

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Intoxication: euphoria, anxiety, paranoid delusions, perception of slowed time, impaired judgement, social withdrawal, increased appetite, dry mouth, conjunctival injection, hallucinations

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Marijuana

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14
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Withdrawal: autonomic hyperactivity with tachycardia, tremors, anxiety, seizures (2-5 days), psychotic symptoms, confusion

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Alcohol

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Withdrawal: sweating, dilated pupils, fever, piloerection, rhinorrhea, yawning, nausea, stomach cramps, diarrhea

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Opioids

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16
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Withdrawal: delirium, life-threatening CV collapse

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barbiturates

17
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Withdrawal: sleep disturbance, depression, rebound anxiety, seizure

18
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Withdrawal: anhedonia, increased appetite, hypersomnolence, extistential crisis

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Amphetamines

19
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Withdrawal: hypersomnolence, malaise, severe psychological craving, depression/suicidality

20
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Withdrawal: lack of concentration, HA

21
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Withdrawal: irritability, anxiety, craving

22
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Withdrawal: depression, anxiety, irritability, restlessness, anergia, disturbances of thought and sleep

23
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Withdrawal: irritability, depression, insomnia, nausea, anorexia

24
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Tx of opioid intoxication

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Naloxone

Naltrexone

25
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Tx of opioid withdrawal

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Methadone

Buprenorphine

26
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Tx of benzo intoxication

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flumazenil (DO NOT GIVE TO WITHDRAWING PATIENT)

27
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Tx of cocaine intoxication

28
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Tx of nicotine withdrawal

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Patch, gum, lozenge

Bupropion/Varenicline

29
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Tx of PCP intoxication

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Benzos

Antipsychotic

30
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Tx of alcoholism

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disulfiram

Naltrexone

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