Substance Abuse Disorders
The things people can develop a dependence on.
What are opioids, alcohol, benzodiazepines, stimulants, and cannabis?
This is how you get Hepatitis A.
These are part of the GI system.
What are the esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas?
Unilateral calf swelling and pain post-operatively.
What is a DVT?
Patients must avoid these types of medications after bariatric surgery.
What are NSAIDs?
The common test to detect for substances.
What is a toxicology (blood & urine)?
These are the leading causes of cirrhosis.
What are metabolic syndrome, Hep C, ETOH, and medications?
An inflammatory bowel disease that can affect any portion of the gastrointestinal tract.
What is Chron's Disease?
The output in the NG tube appears like coffee grounds.
What is possible abdominal bleeding?
Treatments/manages opioid use disorders.
What is Methadone or Suboxone?
This detects if/how significantly someone is withdrawing from alcohol.
What is the CIWA scale?
What are ascites, splenomegaly, and esophageal varices?
This patient needs a guaiac test.
Who reports bloody stools?
The first priority action in a mass casualty incident?
What is triage?
This lower ammonia in the blood, but may also help with constipation.
What is Lactulose?
Reverses all opioids.
What is Narcan?
This disorder requires a low protein diet.
What is hepatic encephalopathy?
Pressing on the RLQ and eliciting pain assesses for this.
What is rebound tenderness for appendicitis?
ABCDEs.
What is a primary survey — Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure?
These suppress the stomach acid.
What are PPIs? "azoles"
Treats/manages alcohol withdrawal.
What are benzodiazepines?
The role of the liver.
What is digestion, detoxification, and blood filtering? What is also bile to digest fat and storing red blood cells?
This type of stoma poses the greatest risk for skin breakdown.
What is an ileostomy?
Rapid, weak pulse, hypotension, tachypnea, pale, cool, clammy skin, weakness, fatigue, or dizziness, anxiety, agitation, or confusion, oliguria and decreased LOC indicate this.
What is shock?
Antidote for Tylenol overdose.
What is acetylcysteine?