Superheroes
What colour is the Hulk?
What is Green?
What are the four seasons?
What are Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring?
How does FASD 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, anaphylactic 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 lightning strike?
What is thunder?
What is the most common reason children have FASD?
Women often don't know they are pregnant and drink 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, metabolism and elimination of the medication.
Causes (name 3-4).
Grass, hay, animals, pollen, dust, bugs, food, medication, perfumed scent, ...
What planet is Superman from?
What is Krypton?
How can you determine the age of a tree?
Cut it down and count the rings.
Signs 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).
How did the Flash get his powers?
He was struck by lightning?
How much of the Earth is covered in water?
What is ~71%?
What can influence the severity of FASD?
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.
Name 3 Guardians of the Galaxy?
Star-Lord, Rocket, Gamora, Groot, Drax
What are the five main oceans?
What is the Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, Indian and Antarctic?
Name treatments for FASD (name 2-3).
There is no medication cure for FASD, however patients 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 increases adverse effects and possible toxicity of a certain medication after a week of smoking cessation.
When antihistamines are taken with antipsychotics, what adverse effects could occur?
Dry mouth, dry eyes, constipation, urinary retention, and blurred vision (additive adverse effects)
(underlined are the most common).