Cocaine Abuse Cva
Cocaine & Renal Failure
Differential Diagnosis Cocaine induced malignant HTN/ TMA ATN GN Worsening Creat 4/10 = rapid lowering BP Background Est: 23 mil Americans have used cocaine Subst abuse cost to US economy: ~144 bil/ year Cocaine-related hospitalizations ~ 80mil/year Well estab assoc with CVD, accelerated ASHD, CVA … Doc Viewer
Substance Abuse : Nursing Issues
Substance Abuse : Nursing Issues German Molina, M.D. Most commonly associated drugs Ethanol Marijuana Methamphetamine Cocaine Ecstasy Cont. of medications prescribed Cont. Medical Head trauma Metabolic encephalopathies Neurosyphilis Cva … Doc Retrieval
Cerebral Vascular Accidents
Symptoms of a CVA Depends upon the area of the brain affected. Usually a sudden development of one or more of the Medications Cocaine Alcohol abuse Age Sex Family History Bleeding Disorders … Read Full Source
Attachment 7.5.4: Substance Abuse Disorders Qualifying …
305.6 Cocaine Abuse 305.60 Cocaine Abuse, Unspecified Use 305.61 Cocaine Abuse, Continuous Use 305.62 Cocaine Abuse, Episodic Use 305.63 Cocaine Abuse, in Remission … Fetch Content
• Chylothorax • Closed Head Injury • Hajdu-Cheney …
Pneumonia, Diabetes Mellitus, hepatitis C and cocaine abuse • Guillain-Barre Syndrome • CVA • Colon CA • Pneumonia • Metastatic Colon CA • Morbidly Obese Pt in MICU … Get Content Here
Hypertensive Urgency And Emergency
Arbitrarily DBP>120, but more important is evidence of end-organ damage * Encephalopathy, CVA Majority of pts have h/o HTN C ommon causes: * Antihypertensive med withdrawal * Drug abuse * withdrawal, OTC drugs—esp. sympathomimetic, decongestants, antidepressants, amphetamines, cocaine … Access Document
Arnold M. Washton, Ph.D.
– Over 35 million people regularly abuse AMP & MA – – Approximately 15 million use cocaine (mostly US) • stroke (CVA) even in absence of pre-morbid riskGrand mal type seizures with loss of consciousness … View This Document
Drug And Alcohol Abuse Prevention
Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Section 1: Statement of Principles Compliance with the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act is a condition of the College of Visual Arts’ (CVA) Cocaine and Crack provide a user with a temporary feeling of energy … View Doc
Introduction To Drug Abuse And Dependency: New Insights From …
Session 11-2: Introduction to Drug Abuse and Dependency: New Insights From Cocaine to Alcohol Related Cell Damage • Gravenstein & Goldberger- Operating Room walls and surfaces for second hand drugs • Ottens: SHS and CVA … Read Document
Case Study John Jacobs Neruo/CVA
He has a history of cocaine abuse as a young adult. He is scheduled for a CT scan and cerebral angiogram prior to admission to the floor to rule out cerebral vascular accident (CVA). … Retrieve Document
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Lisa Cassani, MS3 Patient: J.C. Date of Admission: 11/28/06 CC : Increased weakness and slurred speech HPI : The patient is a 61 yo gentleman with h/o CVA in September 2005, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, type 2 diabetes, seizure d/o, and cocaine abuse who presents with increased global weakness … Read Here
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Hypertensive Emergency -“Do it” real quickly Ischemic CVA, 25% Encephalopathy, emergency/urgency ? Rarely ingest cocaine in isolation ? Cocaine + alcohol ? #2 combination causing death from substance abuse ? Not because of increased cocaine … Get Content Here
A Case Of Mutism Subsequent To Cocaine Abuse
Gologists about the potential for CVA consequent to even the clinical use of cocaine. Miller, Mena, Giombetti, Villanueve-Meyer, and Djenderedjian (1992) reported that strokes can be a com-mon consequence of cocaine abuse because of the spasm … Read Document
Managing Acute Hypertensive Crises
• Chronic kidney disease • Elderly • History of cocaine abuse • History of CVA • Cocaine hydrochloride • Phencyclidine hydrochloride •Monoamine oxidase … Document Retrieval
DRG 087 — Pulmonary Edema And Respiratory Failure ICD-9-CM …
Drugs, cocaine abuse, unspecified. Poisoning is sequenced first because there is a chapter-specific When a patient is admitted with respiratory failure and another acute condition (MI, CVA), the … Get Document