Cocaine Abuse Pathophysiology
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Pathophysiology Cocaine can affect various organ systems; however, its most lethal effects and the most common reason patients lar hypertrophy associated with chronic cocaine abuse. Circulation 1991;84:1130-35. … View Document
Cocaine And Methamphetamine (and Caffeine) (and Caffeine)
Stimulants: Pathophysiology & Adverse Effects of Abuse For both Cocaine and Metham p hetamine: p • Medical • CNS • Cardiovascular Cardiovascular • Pulmonary • Public Health • HIV HIV • Hepatitis B & C … Retrieve Content
The Challenges Of Methamphetamine
Substance Abuse Bruce L. Houghton, MD Division of General Medicine Department of Internal Medicine Hypertension Pulmonary edema Dilated cardiomyopathy Endocarditis Aortic dissection Sudden Cardiac Death Cardiac Pathophysiology High catecholamine state (similar to cocaine … Read Here
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The pathophysiology underlying cocaine addiction. As previously described, GABA is the principle neuro- drug, and like cocaine abuse, cravings and withdrawal symp-toms result when the drug is terminated. … Fetch Here
ANESTH ANALG 1997;84:1157-9 CASE REPORTS
Sociated with “crack” cocaine abuse. Chest 1991;100:1155-7. 15. Rubin RB, Neugarten J. Cocaine associated asthma. Am J Med … Read Here
An Evidence-Based Approach
Discuss the pathophysiology of cocaine-associated emergencies. 2. Discuss the incidence of cocaine-related emergencies. Associated With Cocaine Abuse Seizures 22% Focal symptoms / signs 9% Headache 8% … Fetch Content
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pathophysiology of schizophrenia. 6 Cocaine and similar stimulants can exacerbate the course of schizophrenia by causing dysphoria, insomnia, agitation, and increased aggressiveness. 7,8 Abuse of stimulants has also been as- … Access Document
Is Craving Mood-Driven Or Self- Propelled? Sensitization And …
To, the pathophysiology of paranoid psychoses. These observations included multiple cases of stimulant-induced paranoid psychoses in To illustrate, data from a cocaine abuse pharmacotherapy trial have been … Fetch Full Source
Acute Stroke Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, And Treatment
AACN Clinical Issues Volume 16, Number 4, pp. 421-440 C * 2005, AACN Acute Stroke Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment Joan ParkerFrizzell, PhD, RN Risk factors for the occur-renceofastroke include: hypertension, car-diacarrhythmias, alcohol abuse, and cocaine abuse. … View Document
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Visits involved a major substance of abuse; cocaine was involved in more than half of such visits.1 Chest pain is the most Because of the differing pathophysiology and demographics of cocaine-associated chest pain, classic cardiac … Retrieve Here
Gastric Perforation In A Cocaine User
The exact pathophysiology of cocaine-induced gas-troduodenal injury is unclear. The surgical abdomen associated with cocaine abuse. J Emerg Med. 2002;23:383-386. … Access Content
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Drug abuse. 3. Stress and addiction: from environment to pathophysiology The role of stressors and the process of stress provide a good Cocaine abuse: hard knocks for the dopamine hypothesis? Nat. Neurosci. 1, 90–92. … Visit Document
Valvular Heart Disease/Myopathy/Aneurysm
Pathophysiology Dilated . Most common; Cocaine and alcohol abuse; Chemotherapy pregnancy; Hypertension; Genetic * Heart chamber dilate and contraction is impaired and get dec. EF% … Read Document
Hypertensive Urgency And Emergency
His past medical history was pertinent for hypertension, bilateral renal artery stenosis, cocaine abuse, and hyperlip- Pathophysiology of hypertensive emergencies. (Adapted with permission from Kitiyakara C, Guzman NJ. … Fetch This Document
Desipramine Treatment Of cocaine-dependent Patients With …
With improvement in cocaine abuse, but a direct effect of medication on cocaine outcome was not clearly established and rates of sustained general effect on the pathophysiology of cocaine depen-dence. The present study pursues the alternative hypothesis that … Retrieve Content