D.A.R.E
"Say No To Drugs"
"Say No To Drugs"
This synthetic opioid is sometimes called China White or Dance Fever, is 50 times stronger than heroin.
What is Fentanyl?
The "boss nerve" tells your diaphragm when to breath-without it, you'd be in trouble fast.
What is the phrenic nerve?
When this bone is fractured it can cause significant internal bleeding, often leading to a rapid drop in hemoglobin.
What is a femur fracture?
This genetic condition is caused by an extra chromosome 21.
What is Down Syndrome?
This basketball player famously played thorough fever, chills, and exhaustion leading the Bulls to a victory in what became known as this iconic "_____ Game".
What is the Flu Game?
Known as bars or yellow boys, this drug is commonly prescribe for anxiety but abused recreationally for sedation. Name 2 brand names.
What are Xanax, Valium, Ativan, Klonopin, Restoril, Versed, Librium, Serax, Halcion, Dalmine?
Phalen's and Tinel's tests assess this nerve in the wrist.
What is median nerve?
Bone healing that produces abnormal bone growth at the fracture site is called this.
What is malunion?
This condition causes painful muscle spasm, stiffness and difficulty moving, forcing this "All by Myself" artist to postpone her performance.
What is stiff-person syndrome?
"Annie" may make you feel unstoppable, but mixing this simulant with alcohol or other drugs increases the risk of heart attack, stroke, or overdose.
What is amphetamine?
These two diseases affect mobility by disrupting the integrity of myelin in nerves.
What are MS and GBS?
This acute autoimmune condition often follows a respiratory or gastrointestinal infection and causes ascending weakness, starting in the legs and moving upwards.
What is Guillain Barre Syndrome?
This degenerative brain condition, often linked to repeated head trauma in sports was first discovered in an autopsy of a former NFL player. No abbreviations.
What is Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)?
Just like "Tina's" high-energy leadership at work, this chemical effect of methamphetamine floods the brain with these neurotransmitters, causing euphoria and alertness.
What are dopamine and norepinephrine?
The most common mechanism of this type of brain injury involves an accelerating motion that leads to shearing forces to the white matter tracts of the brain. This leads to microscopic and gross damage to the axons of the brain.
What is Diffuse Axonal Injury?
Cause by prolonged pressure, this syndrome leads to tissue breakdown and kidney injury from muscle breakdown.
What is Crush Syndrome.
What is trismus?
Chronic abuse of "Tina" and "Annie" can damage these neurons, responsible for reward, motivation and voluntary movement.
What are dopaminergic neurons?
Characterized by muscle weakness and fatigue caused by an autoimmune attack on neuromuscular junctions.
What is Myasthenia Gravis?
The inner, spongy bone found at the ends of long bones is called this.
What is cancellous or trabecular bone?
Venus Williams suffers from a chronic autoimmune disorder in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks its own moisture producing glands, primary the salivary and tear glands. What is the name of this syndrome?
What is Sjogren's syndrome?