Superheroes
What colour is the Hulk?
What is Green?
What are the four seasons?
What is Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring?
How does FASDs happen?
Mothers who drink alcohol during their pregnancy (the alcohol is absorbed by the mom's blood and is passed to the fetus through the umbilical cord).
Why is tobacco smoke so bad for you?
It contains a high amount of chemicals (~4000), where 70 of them are carcinogens.
Symptoms and signs (name 3-4).
Red and watery eyes, itchy rash, runny and congested nose, sneezing, coughing, anaphylaxis shock (extreme allergy), itchy throat, ...
Who is Batman's rival?
Who is the Joker?
What is the name of the sound that is associated with a lightening strike?
What is Thunder?
What is the most common reason why children are diagnosed with FASDs?
Women often don't know they are pregnant in the first 4-6 weeks of their pregnancies.
True of false. Nicotine causes more drug interactions than tobacco smoke.
False because tobacco smoke directly influences the absorption, distribution and metabolism or elimination of the medication.
Causes (name 3-4).
Grass, hay, animals, pollen, dust, bugs, food, medication, perfumed scent, ...
How did the Flash get his powers?
What is struck by lightening?
How can you determine the age of a tree?
Cut it down and count the rings.
Sign and symptoms (name 3).
Poor coordination, hyperactivity, difficulty to concentrate, poor memory, difficulty in schoolwork, learning disabilities, speech/language delays, low IQ, low reasoning or judgment skills, sleep problems, vision or hearing problems, problems with the heart/kidneys/bones, shorter than average height, small head size and abnormal facial features.
Would you need to increase or lower your medication dose for someone who smokes?
Increase the dose because smoking increases the clearance and metabolism of certain medication.
Over-the-counter medication to help with allergy symptoms.
Corticosteroids (mometasone and fluticasone furoate), antihistamine (desloratadine, fexofenadine, cetirizine, diphenhydramine), decongestant (pseudoephedrine and phenylephrine), ibuprofen (Advil), acetaminophen (Tylenol).
Name 3 Guardians of the Galaxy
Star-lord, Rocket, Gamora, Groot, Drax
How much of the earth is covered in water?
What is ~71%?
What can influence the severity of FASDs?
Quantity of alcohol, frequency of alcohol, and timing (certain weeks of the pregnancy have important development, i.e. the brain)
What class of psychotropic medications can smoking tobacco affect?
Antipsychotics (clozapine, olanzapine, haloperidol, and chlorpromazine), and antidepressant (fluvoxamine).
If someone is on Benadryl and decided to have an alcoholic drink or smoke marijuana, what will happen?
Patient will become very drowsy and sleepy.
What planet is Superman from?
Where is planet Krypton?
What are the five main oceans?
Name treatments for FASDs (name 2-3).
There is no medication cure for FASDs, however patient can be prescribed medication for certain symptoms (i.e. SSRIs for emotional regulation) and they can benefit from speech-language, occupation or physical therapy, early education services, classes to teach patient social skills, counselling.
Why does the medication intake need to be reduced when quitting smoking?
Due to increase adverse effect and possible toxicity of a certain medication after a week of smoking cessation.
When antihistamine are taking with antipsychotics, what adverse effects would occur?
Dry mouth, dry eyes, constipation, urinary retention, and blurred vision (additive adverse effects)
(underlined are the most common).