🍪
'Tis the season sale SAVE 30% now
Medicine (MD/DO)
/
Courses
/
Pathology
/
Substance Use Disorders
/
Cocaine Intoxication Assessment

Master Cocaine Intoxication Assessment with Picmonic for Medicine

With Picmonic, facts become pictures. We've taken what the science shows - image mnemonics work - but we've boosted the effectiveness by building and associating memorable characters, interesting audio stories, and built-in quizzing.

DOWNLOAD PDF
Cocaine Intoxication Assessment

Cocaine Intoxication Assessment

Cocaine with Toxic-green-glow Assess-man
Picmonic
Cocaine is a potent central nervous system stimulant that stimulates behavioral and psychomotor agitation. Symptoms symptoms of cocaine abuse include euphoria, delusions, mydriasis, hallucinations, and agitation. Additional manifestations include hypertension, cardiac arrhythmias, and hyperthermia, which may result in seizure activity. Nasal septum perforation is common with chronic cocaine use.
10 KEY FACTS
Euphoria
U-flowers

Increased alertness and decreased fatigue may lead to feelings of euphoria. The individual may become hyperactive, restless, and talkative. They may develop insomnia and increased motor activity, such as tremors.

Delusions
Doll-illusionist

Cocaine use may create subjective feelings of great mental ability and muscular power. The individual may develop delusions and experience paranoid ideations related to excessive CNS stimulation.

Mydriasis
Meter-eyes

Cocaine may overstimulate the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems and activate the muscles to initiate the fight-or-flight response. Mydriasis, or pupil dilation, is a manifestation of this response related to cocaine abuse.

Hallucinations
Halloween-hallucination

Chronic use of cocaine overstimulates the CNS and may result in auditory or visual hallucinations. Cocaine-induced psychoses include paranoid delusions of constantly being followed and watched.

Agitation
Agitated-agent

Excessive CNS stimulation caused by cocaine abuse causes the individual to become easily agitated and demonstrate impaired judgment.

Hypertension
Hiker-BP

Since cocaine increases the myocardial oxygen demand, the individual abusing cocaine may develop tachycardia as the body attempts to supply enough oxygen to the heart. Severe vasoconstriction may occur and cause hypertension as the blood tries to flow through the constricted blood vessels.

Arrhythmias
Broken Arrhythmia-drum

Cocaine may induce chest angina and cardiac arrhythmias such as ventricular fibrillation. Since cardiac arrhythmias disrupt the flow of oxygen-rich blood to the heart and the body, cocaine overdose may lead to sudden cardiac death.

Hyperthermia
Hiker-thermometer

Compared with other amphetamines, chronic use of cocaine leads to hyperthermia/hyperpyrexia, or extreme elevation of body temperature exceeding 106°F. The body's temperature regulation mechanism sets the body temperature above normal. As a result, the body generates heat to achieve this temperature, and diaphoresis commonly occurs.

Seizures
Caesar

The individual abusing cocaine may experience seizure activity related to increased body temperature. Although most seizures associated with cocaine abuse are self-limiting, they may lead to complications such as myocardial infarction and intracranial hemorrhage.

Nasal Septum Perforation
Nose Scepter Perforation

Snorting is a common mode of ingesting cocaine. Chronic cocaine-snorting disrupts the nasal mucous membranes and causes nasal rhinitis. Individuals consistently snorting cocaine may develop pulmonary hemorrhage, nasal septum ulceration and perforation, and loss of the sense of smell.

DOWNLOAD PDF

Recommended Picmonics

picmonic thumbnail
Benzodiazepines Overview
picmonic thumbnail
Short-acting Benzodiazepines
picmonic thumbnail
Benzodiazepine Antidote
picmonic thumbnail
Opioids Overview
picmonic thumbnail
Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal Assessment (Formerly Opioid Abuse and Withdrawal Assessment)

Take the Cocaine Intoxication Assessment Quiz

Picmonic's rapid review multiple-choice quiz allows you to assess your knowledge.

It's worth every penny

Our Story Mnemonics Increase Mastery and Retention

Memorize facts with phonetic mnemonics

Unforgettable characters with concise but impactful videos (2-4 min each)

Memorize facts with phonetic mnemonics

Ace Your Medicine (MD/DO) Classes & Exams with Picmonic:

Over 1,990,000 students use Picmonic’s picture mnemonics to improve knowledge, retention, and exam performance.

Choose the #1 Medicine (MD/DO) student study app.

Picmonic for Medicine (MD/DO) covers information that is relevant to your entire Medicine (MD/DO) education. Whether you’re studying for your classes or getting ready to conquer the USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2 CK, COMLEX Level 1, or COMLEX Level 2, we’re here to help.

Works better than traditional Medicine (MD/DO) flashcards.

Research shows that students who use Picmonic see a 331% improvement in memory retention and a 50% improvement in test scores.