Short/Long Term Effects
What is the effect of MDMA on BP and HR
What is higher?
What part of the nervous system does MDMA affect?
What is CNS?
What vital signs should be checked when MDMA is given?
Regularly assess BP, HR, RR, SpO₂, and temperature
A history of seizures or uncontrolled hypertension can be considered what?
What is a high-risk condition?
Euphoria, socialiability, and hyperthermia, are the ___ effects
What is short-term?
In mild doses, what hormones does ecstasy release?
What is dopamine and norepinephrine?
What does checking ABC's refer to?
Airway, Breathing, and Circulation
What is the pathway of absorption?
Oral ingestion → gastrointestinal tract → bloodstream
Name 3 long-term effects
In higher doses of ecstasy, how does it affect serotonin levels?
It acts as a serotonin agonist, which causes an increase in serotonin and blocks its uptake
What is one complication that could occur from MDMA use?
Hyperthermia, serotonin syndrome, hyponatremia, cardiovascular complications, seizures, and rhabdomyolysis
Symptoms of hyperthermia, muscle rigidity, and clonus, what syndrome do these symptoms refer to?
What is serotonin syndrome?