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Behavioral Medicine

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who should detox as inpatients   h/o seizure/delirium, medically unstable, psychosis, unstable environment, no support/transportation  
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who should detox as outpatients   no seizure/delerium hx, med/psych stable, can return daily, has social support  
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CIWA stands for   Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment  
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Easily administered, standardized rating scale to score withdrawal severity.   CIWA  
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basing benzodiazepine dose on __ score allows more precise dosing, avoiding under and over medication   CIWA  
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medical complications of cocaine   coronary vasospasm, myocardial infarction, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmia, hypertension, stroke, seizures, delirium, placental abruption, fetal growth retardation, trauma, HIV/HCV/HBV, abscess, endocarditis, trauma  
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psychiatric complications of cocaine   depression, mania/hypomania, anxiety, insomnia, irritability, sexual dysfunction, agitation, aggression, suicidal ideation, paranoia, psychosis, cognitive impairment  
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verbal consent is required for drug testing except __   in a medical emergency  
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__ is more useful than __ for drug testing except in acute overdose   urine, blood  
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what must be followed to allow results of drug testing to be legally admissible   chain of custody  
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use of drug testing in medical context   initial evaluation for suspected use and to monitor ongoing treatment  
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what is in the standard "drugs of abuse panel"   amphetamine, barbituates, cannabinoids, cocaine metabolite (benzoylecgonine), opiates(does not detect methadone or buprenorphine, +/- oxycodone), phencyclidine (PCP)  
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positive drug screen after __ is highly unlikely   passive exposure  
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__ often triggers cocaine relapse   alcohol use  
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supplanting crack as leading stimulant of abuse in rurual NC counties, especially in mountain regions   methamphetamine  
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opioid dependence is infrequent with __   medical use for analgesia in patients without history of addictive behavior  
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characteristics of opioid overdose   CNS depression progressing to coma, pinpoint pupils, resp depression, cardiovascular collapse, pulmonary edema (heroin), often lethal, rapidly reversible with IV naloxone  
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opioid withdrawal is __ but rarely __ in otherwise healthy individuals   profoundly unpleasant, dangerous  
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symptoms of opioid withdrawal   ab pain, N/V, diarrhea, piloerection, myoclonic jerks, lacrimation, rhinorrhea, anxiety, agitation, insomnia, irritability  
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severity of opioid withdrawal is scored using __   COWS (Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale)  
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treatment of opioid withdrawal   clonidine (reduces adrenergic hyperactivity, sedating), NSAIDS, Loperamide (diarrhea), benzodiazepines (insomnia, irritability, agitation)  
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long acting synthetic opioid used as an opioid substitute   methadone  
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how to administer methadone   taper over several days in hospital, taper over several weeks for outpatient  
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__ blocks effect of self-administered opiates, but compliance is poor unless closely supervised   oral naltrexone  
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most effective treatment for preventing relapse in opioid dependence   methadone maintenance, buprenorphine maintenance  
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duration ranges of methadone maintenance   months to decades  
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requires daily clinic visits for med administration   methadone maintenance  
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opioid replacement that is initiated while patient is in withdrawal, safer than methadone during overdose, prescriptions are filled by pharmacies (no daily clinic visits after initial 2-day induction)   buprenorphine maintenance  
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__ can trigger relapse of alcohol dependance and other addictions   opioids  
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