Dre Terms

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Definition of drug

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Any substance that, when taken into the human body, can impair the ability of the person to operate a vehicle safely

Front 2

7 drug categories

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CNS Depressants, CNS Stimulants, Hallucinogens, Dissociative Anesthetics, Narcotic Analgesics, Inhallants, Cannabis

Front 3

What category does alcohol belong to?

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CNS Depressants

Front 4

What category does Cocaine belong to?

Back 4

CNS Stimulants

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What does Polydrug use mean?

Back 5

Using more than 1 category at a time.

Front 6

What is a speedball? What is Space Base?

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Speed Balll is Heroin and Cocaine. Space Base is Crack Cocaine and P.C.P.

Front 7

In 2007, percentage of night time drivers who tested positive for drugs.

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16.3%

Front 8

What are 4 reasons not to rely simply on a chemical test to establish a subjects drug impairment

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Is the substance psychoactive at the time? Is there a legal reason for a substance to be in somebody's urine? Was it a legal substance? Does it explain the signs and symptoms of impairment?

Front 9

What categories of drugs were included in the Johns Hopkins Lab. Study?

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CNS Depressants, CNS Stimulants, Cannabis

Front 10

In the LAPD validation field study of 1990, what was the percentage that tested positive for PCP?

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92%

Front 11

What percentage were found to be "Polydrug" users?

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72%

Front 12

What was the landmark stat supreme court case that upheld the use of HGN as evidence of impairment?

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State V. Blake

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What do we call the standards for admissibility of scientific evidence set by the u.s. supreme court?

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The Frye Standard

Front 14

Which stat first found the drug evaluation and classification procedures met the standards of scientific evidence?

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Arizona

Front 15

Give 3 reasons for conducting drug evaluation and classification evaluations in a standardized fashion.

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To avoid mistakes, promote and maintain professionalism and consistency among DRE's.

Front 16

What are the 12 major components of the drug evaluation process?

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Breath Alcohol Test, Interview of Arresting Officer, Preliminary Examination(1st Pulse), Eye Examinations, Divided Attention Tests, Vital Signs(2nd pulse), Dark Room Examination and signs of ingestion(After eye exam., check nasal and oral cavities),Check for Muscle Rigidity, Check for injection sites(3rd Pulse), Interrogation, Statements and other bservations, Opinion of Evaluator, Toxicology examination

Front 17

How many times is the pulse rate taken?

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3

Front 18

Are the circles on the pupillometer measured in Centimeters, Millimeters or Micrometers?

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Millimeters

Front 19

What formula expresses the statistical relationship between blood alcohol concentration and nystagmus onset angle?

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50-Angle of onset=approximate BAC

Front 20

Which of the 7 categories of drugs ordinarily do not cause Nystagmus?

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CNS Stimulants, hallucinogens, Cannabis

Front 21

How many heel to toe steps is the subject instructed to take, in each direction, on the walk and turn test?

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9

Front 22

What perios of time is the subject required to estimate during the Modified Romberg Balance test?

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The passage of 30 seconds

Front 23

What is Systolic pressure?

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Amount of pressure being exerted against the walls of the heart at maximum contraction

Front 24

What is the name of the instrument used to measure blood pressure?

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Sphygmomanometer

Front 25

Name the four validated clues of the One Leg Stand test

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Sways while balancing, Uses arms to balance, Hopping, Puts foot down

Front 26

Name the validated clues of the Walk and Turn Test

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Cannot keep balance, Starts too soon, Stops while walking, Does not touch heel to toe, Steps off the line, Uses arms to balance, Improper turn, Incorrect number of steps

Front 27

Which needle size is larger, 14 gauge or 20 gauge?

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14 gauge

Front 28

What is Rebound Dilation?

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A period of pupillary constriction followed by a period of pupillary dilation where the pupil steadily increases in size and does not return to its original size.

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What is Pupillary Unrest?

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The continuous, irregular change in the size of the pupils that may be observed under room or steady light conditions

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What is Miosis?

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Abnormally small pupil i.e constricted

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What is Mydriasis?

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An abnormally large pupil, i.e. Dilated

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What is Ptosis?

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Technical term for "droopy Eyelids"

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What is a Neurotransmitter?

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Chemicals that pass from the Axon of nerve celll to the Dendrite of the next cell, and that carry messages across the fap between the two nerve cells

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What is a Hormone?

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Chemicals produced by the Endocrine system carried to target organs, Growth, development and various other processes.

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What is a Dendrite?

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Part of a nerve cell receiving the neurotransmitter

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What is an Axon?

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The part of a Nerve cell sending the Neurotransmitter

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What is the Synapse?

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The gap between the Axon and Dendrite

Front 38

Do Artery's carry blood to or away from the heart?

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Away

Front 39

What is unique about the Pulmonary Artery?

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It is the only Artery carrying non oxygenated blood to the lungs, away from the heart

Front 40

What 2 types of nerves make up the Autonomic Nervous System?

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Sympathetic and Parasympathetic

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Is Cocaine sympathomimetic or parasyumpathomimetic?

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Sympathomimetic

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Is Heroin sympathomimetic or parasympathomimetic?

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parasympathomimetic

Front 43

what is the downside effect?

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An effect that may occur when the body reacts to the presence of a drug by releasing hormones or neurotransmitters to counteract the effects of the drug consumed

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What is Negative Feedback?

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The body receives too much of a chemical then may stop producing the chemical naturally as it doesnt need it, Addiction

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What nerves carry messages away from the body?

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Efferent or Motor nerves

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What nerves carry messages toward the brain?

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Afferent or sensory nerves

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M.U.R.D.E.R.S. I.N.C

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M.uscular
U.rinary
R.espiratory
D.igestive
E.ndocrine
R.eproductive
S.keletal
I.ntegumentary
N.ervous
C.irculatory

Front 48

Where is the Radial artery pulse point?

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Above the thumb, on the inside of the wrist

Front 49

Why do we not check pulse with our thumb?

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Because the thumb has an Artery in it, you may feel your own pulse

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Do arteries go to or from the heart?

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Away

Front 51

What does the symbol "Hg" stand for?

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Mercury

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What is Diastolic pressure?

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Lowest or minimum blood pressure

Front 53

When do the Korotkoff sounds begin?

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When the pressure in the cuff is equal to the pressure in the Artery

Front 54

What are the 4 major components of the Sphygmomanometer?

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Manometer(gauge to read the pressure), Bulb(to increas the pressure on the cuff), the pressure cuff, Pressure control valve(to release the pressure from the cuff

Front 55

Which drug categories elevated blood pressure?

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CNS Stimulants, Hallucinogens, Dissociative Anesthetics, Inhalants, Cannabis

Front 56

Name the 6 major sub categories of CNS Depressants

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Barbiturates, Non-Barbiturates, Anti Anxiety Tranquilizers, Anti Depressants, Anti Psychotic Tranquilizers, Combinations of the other 5 categories

Front 57

Name the four groups of Depressants based on onset and duration time factors.

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Ultra Short(Thiopental)
Short Depressants(Secobarbital)
Intermediate(Amobarbital)
Long(Barbital)

Front 58

What sub category does Thorazine belong to?

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Anti Psychotic Tranquilizers

Front 59

What sub category does Chloral Hydrate belong to?

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Non Barbiturates

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What sub category does XANAX belong to?

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Anti-Anxiety Tranquilizers