“heavy drinking” is often defined as consumption of greater than ____ grams of alcohol or _____drinks per occasion.
50 or 4
60 or 5
70 or 7
80 or 9
what enzyme is Alcohol primarily metabolized?
Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH)
CYP2E1
Acetaldehyde
Ethyl glucuronide
alcohol withdrawal seizures may develop between _________ after the last drink.
24 and 48 hours
6 and 12 hours
12 and 24 hours
48 and 72 hours
Wine contains about what percentage of alcohol?
12-14%
8-10%
10–12%
14-16%
Alcohol could cause cancer because...
it alter biological mechanisms in the body
True/False - Drinking alcohol before bed helps with sleep.
False
True
Alcohol’s action is primarily through stimulation of what receptor?
N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA-A) receptors
Glutamate receptors
Dopamine receotors
How many positive answers are considered a positive test for the CAGE screening test?
3
2
4
1
Deaths attributed to cirrhosis?
50%
60%
70%
40%
What is leading nutritional cause of brain damage in “complicated alcoholics” and results in Wernicke’s encephalopathy?
Thiamine deficiency
Vitamin B12
Zinc deficiency
Iron deficiency
True/ False - alcoholism often have erectile dysfunction and infertility.
False
True
The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) assesses alcohol use...
over the previous 12 months
over the previous 18 months
over the previous 24 months
over the previous 6 months
One of the mechanisms of alcohol’s impact on the immune system is...
Gut flora imbalance
Inflammation
Liver malfuction
what laboratory tests are useful state biomarkers for detection of alcohol use?
Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT)
Carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT)
Ethyl glucuronide (EtG)
All the answers
True/False - Alcohol-induced psychotic disorder is relatively rare.
False
True
what is the most commonly occurring and the one most recognized by the public alcohol clinical syndrome?
Alcohol delirium
Alcohol withdrawl
Alcohol-induced psychotic
Alcohol intoxication
How many positive answers warrant further assessment for TWEAK screening test?
5
4
2
3
What excitatory receptor Alcohol inhibits?
Dopamine receptors
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA-A) receptors
N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) glutamate receptors
Serotonin receptors
It has a slower onset, typically after days of heavy drinking...
Alcohol-induced psychotic
Alcohol withdrawal delirium
Alcohol intoxication delirium
Alcohol-induced anxiety
Alcohol affects the GI track by...
Decreased absorption of vitamins and minerals
Direct damage on gut flora and cells
Parotid gland enlargement
All the answers
One standard drink (12 grams of alcohol) is metabolized at what rate?
1 drink per hour
0.5 drink per hour
2 drinks per hour
1.5 drinks per hour
what psychiatric disorders commonly co-occur with alcohol use disorders?
OCD
Bulimia
Major depressive
Insomnia
alcohol withdrawal begins...
6–8 hours after the last drink
8-10 hours after the last drink
3–6 hours after the last drink
The Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST) assesses...
12 months drinking results
lifetime drinking results
1 year drinking results
2 years drinking results
Which one is a risk factors for Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder?
Developmental timing of exposure
High socioeconomic status
Type of alcohol
Single parent
The term “at-risk drinking” refers to consumption of more than ______ drinks a week.
10
12
14
16
Where alcohol metabolism begins?
liver
small intestine
stomach
mouth
True/False - the alcohol-dependent individual is nearly five times more likely than other members of the general population to have other psychiatric comorbidities?
False
True
True/False - beer is the third most consumed beverage in the world
False
True
what changes in the brain account for the alcohol withdrawal syndrome?
Deficiency in GABA-A receptors
Deficiency of Dopamine receptors
Deficiency of NMDA receptors
Excess in GABA-A receptors
Alcohol use disorder treatment principles
All the answers
12-step programs
pharmacotherapy
individual and group therapies
True/False - alcohol abuse is higher for blacks, Hispanics, and Asians men compared to whites and Native Americans
False
True
True/False - Men achieve a higher blood alcohol concentration faster than Women
True
False
True/False - One drink per day for women and two drinks per day for men reduced total cardiovascular mortality by 18%.
False
True
How much alcohol 1.5 ounces of liquor (80 proof) has?
18ml or 12 grams
14ml or 8 grams
16ml or 10 grams
20ml or 14 grams
One of the causes of Alcohol‑Induced Brain Damage...
The liver damaged by ethanol is not able to remove neurotoxic substances
A small quantity of alcohol remains unmetabolized and can be detected in urine, breath, and blood for ______days.
1-5
1-2
1-4
1–3
One of effects of alcohol on the blood system can cause...
Thrombocytopenia
Increases red blood cell precursors in the bone marrow
iron absorption is decrease
surge of neutrophils
True/False - Alcohol use is associated with decreased bone density in both men and women if they drink less than two drinks a day
False
True