Complications
What condition of the liver is caused by excessive alcohol consumption?
Cirrhosis
Symptoms of alcohol intoxication
slurred speech, unsteady gait, lack of coordination, and impaired attention, concentration, memory, and judgment
Medication given to reverse the effects of opioids.
Naloxone
What impact does long-term alcohol use have on the heart?
Cardiomyopathy
Symptoms of alcohol withdrawal
coarse hand tremors, sweating, elevated pulse and blood pressure, insomnia, anxiety, and nausea or vomiting.
Name the medication used to deter alcohol use
Disulfiram
What condition is associated with thiamine deficiency seen with chronic alcohol use?
Wernicke's encephalopathy/Korsakoff's psychosis
Symptoms of opioid intoxication
initial euphoria; apathy, lethargy, listlessness, impaired judgment, psychomotor retardation or agitation, constricted pupils, drowsiness, slurred speech, and impaired attention and memory
Medication used to prevent/treat ETOH withdrawal symptoms
Benzodiazepine
What life threatening condition can occur with alcohol withdrawal?
Delirium tremens
Symptoms of hallucinogen intoxication
anxiety, depression, paranoid ideation, ideas of reference, fear of losing one’s mind, potentially dangerous behavior; sweating, tachycardia, palpitations, blurred vision, tremors, and lack of coordination
Vitamin supplements given to those with a history of alcohol abuse
Folic acid, thiamine, MVI
What blood condition can result from long-term alcohol use?
Thrombocytopenia
Symptoms of benzodiazepine intoxication
slurred speech, lack of coordination, unsteady gait, labile mood, impaired attention or memory, and even stupor and coma
Flumazenil