Deck 15: Addiction Disorders

Question 1

Of the 160 million Americans of drinking age, an estimated ____ or so are considered alcoholics.

A) 5 million
B) 7 million
C) 9 million
D) 11 million

Answer 1

7 million

Question 2

Alcohol is a molecule that consists of two carbon atoms and various formulations that include a(n) ____ group.

A) ethyl
B) gaba
C) hydroxyl
D) EtOH

Answer 2

hydroxyl

Question 3

Typically, the spleen sequesters approximately 30% of the available circulating platelets.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

____ is a progressive and permanent deterioration of a patient's mental function.

A) Dementia
B) Delirium
C) Alcoholism
D) Dystopia

Question 5

____ is an inflammation of the pancreas typified by a sudden severe pain in the epigastric area that radiates to the back.

A) Pancreatitis
B) Gastritis
C) Hepatitis
D) Cirrhosis

Question 6

____ is a chronic disease that is thought to have genetic, psychosocial, and environmental influences.

A) Dementia
B) Delirium
C) Dystopia
D) Alcoholism

Question 7

Methyl alcohol, an alcohol with strong solvent properties, is used as a cleaner and as a gasoline additive in dry gas.

Question 8

The metabolism of alcohol leads to the generation of oxygen-free radicals.

Question 9

The accumulation of nitrogenous wastes is a condition called anasarca.

Question 10

Although hepatorenal syndrome is relatively common, the mortality from the syndrome is rare.

Question 11

Alcoholism as a syndrome manifests as distortions in the patient's reasoning, with the patient rationalizing the drinking and seeking solace in spirits rather than people.

Question 12

Alcoholic hepatitis causes fever, swelling of the liver called ____, and impairment of liver function.

A) hepatomegaly
B) cirrhosis
C) pruritus
D) icterus

Question 13

EtOH binds to a different site on the GABA receptor than do either barbiturates or benzodiazepines.

Question 14

All of the behaviors associated with delirium are linked to fear and confusion.

Question 15

Globules of fat are stored in vacuoles within the liver cells in a process called ____.

A) steatorrhea
B) steatosis
C) cirrhosis
D) icterus

Question 16

Delirium and dementia are essentially the same disorder.

Question 17

____ is a temporary or transient state of acute confusion, often brought on by a number of medical and/or psychiatric conditions.

A) Dementia
B) Aphasia
C) Delirium
D) Dystopia

Question 18

Through its effects on the ____ system, alcohol lowers inhibitions.

A) limbic
B) spiritus
C) hydroxyl
D) icterus

Question 19

In the case of chronic pancreatitis, the inflamed pancreas produces too many enzymes.

Question 20

____ is an itchiness that is present secondary to the buildup of bile salts under the skin.

A) Jaundice
B) Icterus
C) Hepatitis
D) Pruritus

Question 21

____ is characterized by mottling of the palms, which blanches under pressure.

A) Jaundice
B) Pruritis
C) Icterus
D) Palmar erythema

Question 22

Chronic alcohol abuse results in desensitization of the ____________________ receptors in the brain to alcohol, requiring ever increasing amounts of alcohol to get the same effect.

Question 23

____ involves behaviors that can be attributed to a severe impairment of memory such as anterograde and retrograde amnesia.

A) Ewing's syndrome
B) Korsakoff's syndrome
C) Palmer syndrome
D) Cushing's syndrome

Question 24

____ is defined as the yellowish color in the sclera, or whites of the eyes, and/or a yellowish tinge to the skin.

A) Hepatitis
B) Icterus
C) Cirrhosis
D) Jaundice

Question 25

Ethanol, for medicinal purposes, is known under the term "____________________."

Question 26

Alcohol inhibits the excitatory neurotransmitter ____.

A) GABA
B) NMDA
C) DT
D) CAGE

Question 27

Children with ____________________ syndrome can be recognized by their wide-set eyes, flat bridge of nose, and small cheek bones.

Question 28

____, the presence of fluid in the peritoneal cavity, occurs because liver cirrhosis creates blood backup into the portal artery (portal hypertension) and subsequently sequesters blood in the abdomen.

A) Jaundice
B) Hypoxia
C) Ascites
D) Icterus

Question 29

Severe alcohol withdrawal results in confusion, delirium, and seizures and this triad of symptoms is referred to as the ____.

A) delirium tremens
B) alcohol hallucinosis
C) spiritus frumenti
D) cirrhosis

Question 30

Alcoholic ____________________ consists of auditory, tactile, and visual hallucinations.

Question 31

____________________ is the key factor that leads to the agitation of the delirious patient.

Question 32

One of the early signs of hepatic encephalopathy is the development of ____, or liver flap.

A) asterixis
B) hepatic encephalopathy
C) palmer erythema
D) jaundice

Question 33

Collectively, the symptom pattern associated with alcohol withdrawal can be summarized as ____.

A) autoimmune hyperactivity
B) autonomic hypoactivity
C) autoimmune hypoactivity
D) autonomic hyperactivity

Question 34

The mainstay of pharmacological treatment of alcohol withdrawal has been ____.

A) lorazepam
B) benzodiazepines
C) diuretics
D) spiritus frumenti

Question 35

The first symptoms of alcohol withdrawal generally occur about ____ hours after the patient stops drinking.

A) 2 to 6
B) 4 to 8
C) 6 to 12
D) 8 to 12